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Summary: combining two paths
Review: Christian Wicca explores Christianity in terms of Earth Spirituality, Holy Spirit as Mother Goddess, giving a voice to Christians that don't fit in with mainstream churches. The book has a very easy to read writing style, well organized and presented. For anyone dealing with questions and issues and fighting off the ignorances coming from both the Christians and the Wiccans, Nancy supplies easily grasped answers to assure any Christian Wiccan that they are on a valid path and that the two traditions combined compliment and amplify.
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Summary: Very helpful for someone searching for a path
Review: I am searching for a spiritual path and I found this book to be extremely helpful. It is well written and easy to follow. I would recommend it to anyone looking for knowledge.
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Summary: Combinations of Beliefs are what make Diversities
Review: I find it a wonderful read, and an educational review of a solitary person's view on things. When one can take two Mainstream beliefs and bring them together as one, taking all the backlashing that she has taken, and still stand there telling you this is what her heart guides her to. You have to respect the person. I truly find this a wonderful read for all OPENMINDED people, and let me stress the following. Someone would like to say you CAN'T Mix Wicca with another belief? Why not, I am the great Grandson of a lesser know person in the Witchcraft history, one who walked and worked with Buckland (Yeah I believe buckland was a little off in the head, so to speak)John Goodwin. I have records showing the progression of Americanized Witchcraft. Look at Wicca, It is a combined form of Paganism. It is a new belief formed from old gods, and solitary minds. If you look at this book, it is a new outlook on an aging belief, bringing new generations into the ever growing community of Paganism and Origionality. Myself being raised Christian, I have put my upbringing aside, and am now a pagan, though in my younger days I would have very well welcomed this book into my transition to who I am today. I personally think that most of these bad reviews come from what I call BAM! Witches. or Books a Million Witches, Who go out and purchase anything with Witch on it, and claim that is what they believe. Any TRUE Wiccan would not bring an insulting Review of this book, when they know their own reed speaks clearly. "Do what you wilst, lest it harm none" and a review like some of the ones I have seen, surely do harm. So you tell me who is the true faithful here. The writer of this book, or the reviewer with an insult.
I recommend this book for anyone who is trying to find an informative read into a different path, or just wishes to have an understanding of the diverse world of faith. Hats off Nancy Chandler Pittman, You show true, through all the bad reviews.
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Summary: Would rate it lower if I could
Review: I found this book to be a breath of fresh air! Well written, informative , and a smooth reading. This book should be a required reading......there would be much more understanding in the world. The only thing wrong is the author has only this book for us to enjoy.
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Summary: Wicca is not something you combine So this book sucked
Review: I tried to keep an open mind with this book. Truly as a Witch and I am a traditional Witch, trained from tradition, not some book out there....
Wicca is a created TRADITION from several people, Gerald Gardner published the first book about Wicca in the 1950's. It is not something you can combine with any other religion.
That would like saying you are a Jewish/Hindu!!! Not to mention the several tracts within the Christian religion that prohibits magic and the use of psychic abilities.
So NO this is not a book I would recommend, the author does NOT put forth a good reason why their should be a "Christian Witch" let alone a Christian Wiccan!!!!
It is absolutely absurd, it should not have been published, but they want to make money on the fad of Witchcraft, which is truly nasty to contemplate.
It seems if you can put 3 words together with Witch or Wicca in the title someone will give you a book deal.
BUT? Where did this person learn this? NOt said, how did they learn it? NOT SAID!!!
I think this is a book to make money and as soon as the fad is gone this person will no longer be a Wiccan or anything else.!
BEWARE!
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Summary: It was alright
Review: See I am a Witch and I was hoping in this book to find a dedication ritual and I really don't like this book because I feel I can incorparate the Christian God and Goddess in too 100% Wicca so I recomend Teen witch for the teen un less your advanced or an adult try To ride a silver broom stick and I want to continue to practice some of the wicca out of this book and my other one but it was alright.
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Summary: It was alright
Review: See I am a Witch and I was hoping in this book to find a dedication ritual and I really don't like this book because I feel I can incorparate the Christian God and Goddess in too 100% Wicca so I recomend Teen witch for the teen un less your advanced or an adult try To ride a silver broom stick and I want to continue to practice some of the wicca out of this book and my other one but it was alright.
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Summary: Would rate it lower if I could
Review: Simply an absurd book based on pick-and-choose, mish-mash eclecticism that does justice to neither Wicca nor Christianity. Major tenets of both faiths have to be ignored to come up with this conglomeration that is neither Christian nor Wiccan, but insulting to both by using the names of the respective faiths. It strikes me as pseudo-paganism for people who want to be pagan but are afraid they'll go to hell for it if they don't adhere to at least a modicum of Christian doctrine, while totally ignoring that the Christian Bible condemns witchcraft in more than one place and refuses to share Godhead with any, even a feminine consort (ESPECIALLY the feminine, if you look at the vehemence with which the cults of Astarte were persecuted). I only wish Amazon would let me give this book a negative rating.
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Summary: Imperfect but very much appreciated
Review: There are many of us. Interfaithed, multifaithed, whatever you want to call it...there are many who walk blended paths...Christian Native Americans, Buddhist Jews, Jewish Christians, and yes...Christian Wiccans.
Christianity is just as varied as Wicca...fundamentalism isn't the only path. Wicca has many traditions...and all are valid if they adhere to the basic parameters. Both paths share similar spiritual truths, the teachings of Jesus and the Redes of Wicca harmoniously coexist.
Christian Wicca is no more a choice than your eye color. You believe what you believe. There is no choice to be made, and that is what this book is about. The two paths that come together as one, they are acknowledged and celebrated, and are definately nothing new.
Nancy Chandler Pittman has stepped out with a brave heart. For mainstream, fundamental Christianity undoubtedly shuns this (but would Jesus? No!). And traditional, fundamental Wicca vehemently disregards the Judeo-Christian pantheon based on its so-called followers' disregard for Christ's teachings (But did Gerald Gardner? No!). And what of the practitioners of Voodoo...are their practices somehow invalid because they incorporate Catholicism/Christianity into their worship?
This book is a wake-up call...particularly for the Wiccan community. Wicca is a religion of many Gods...you choose the pantheon you wish to work with. So why are the "Children of the Goddess" who embrace the Judeo-Christian pantheon shunned by their own brethren?
This book is about faith. Faith in people and faith in Wicca. That nothing again can make it hide or disintegrate. Wicca is forever, resilient and ever-moving. Like the seasons themselves.
"Christian Wicca" was a breath of fresh air...though many respected authors have mentioned Christian Wicca (Laurie Cabot, Christopher Penczak, A. J. Drew, Janet and Stewart Farrar, and Gerald Gardner himself, to name a few) this is the first book I've seen that tackled it head on.
No reservations, a relaxed, free-flowing writing style and not alot of filler here. Right to the point and focused on the subject. Not terribly indepth and a table of contents and index would have been nice. Also, alot of typographical errors. A few on every single page! The annoying errors aside...bravo Nancy! This is highly appreciated and groundbreaking.
Blessed Be,
Chris
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Summary: Fills an ever-growing void
Review: This book is a very good introduction to the world of Christo-paganism / Christian Wicca ? Goddess Christianity. It covers some basic areas (how it is possible to blend both paths) and some not-so basic (how Esbats, and Sabats might look in this new tradition and the addition of Kyriats). If there's one quibble I have with this, it 's the lack of organization. I don't mind the laid back tone (althogh some might), but it would have been nice to see a table of contents or an index. Also newbies would probably appreciate a recommended reading list or resource page so any books they may want to use as a follow up would be easy to look up. I'd say this book is a perfect starting point for those curious about this tradition. Old-timers may not get that much out of it , but it's still worth thumbing through. Lastly, I needed to mention that readers should be wary of such intellectual reviews such as "this book sux" and "I use it to light fires". Moronic spelling aside, how much intelligence do you feel is being put into the review? What does this really convey about the content of the book? I suspect these were written by folk with an antipathy against blending both paths. If so that's sad because both "mainstream" Christianity and Wicca are at their truest core about love and acceptance. In any case, don't trust a review that tells you something "sux" or "rocks" and doesn't give you anything more to go on than that.
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