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Spiritual Communication, Ecclesiastical Authority, and Doctrinal Contradiction: A Critical Reading of the "Purgatory Manuscript"“

Visualizações: 1,091 A obra conhecida como “Manuscrito do Purgatório” ocupa um lugar particular dentro da literatura católica de natureza mística. Sua narrativa descreve um intercâmbio contínuo entre a religiosa Irmã M. d. I. C. e o espírito da falecida Irmã read more

Science Beyond Empiricism: Models, Criteria, and the Case of Spiritism

Spiritism, codified by Allan Kardec in the 19th century, challenges the traditional view of science by proposing a rigorous investigation of spiritual phenomena. In this article, we explore how Kardec's methods align with contemporary models of science, such as empiricism and the hypothetico-deductive method. Through a comparative analysis, we discuss the compatibilities and limitations of Spiritism in relation to modern science, revealing that the true divergence lies in ontological premises. Discover how Spiritism can be seen as an innovative research program and its implications for understanding spiritual reality.

Critical Analysis of the Article “The Evolution of the Spirit”: Conceptual Errors, Methodological Flaws, and Distortions about Allan Kardec and Spiritism

Visualizações: 1,724 Introdução O artigo de Heron Volpi (“A EVOLUÇÃO DO ESPÍRITO: O “Evolucionismo” de Allan Kardec”) assume desde o início que o Espiritismo é “uma religião” sujeita às mesmas críticas que outras crenças tradicionais. Essa premissa ignora a definição read more

The Methodological Crisis of Post-Kardec Spiritism

The Methodological Crisis of Post-Kardec Spiritism: A Critical Study Based on the Blind Acceptance of Spirit Communication

Views: 72 After Allan Kardec's death, the Spiritist movement underwent a decisive methodological shift. The critical examination of communications, controlled evocation, and systematic comparison—foundations established in the Codification—were gradually replaced by a more read more

The Deviation of Spiritism After Kardec: From France to Brazil, and the Rescue of Autonomy

Visualizações: 1,731 O Espiritismo, conforme codificado por Allan Kardec no século XIX, surgiu como uma ciência filosófica com consequências morais, não como uma religião dogmática ou uma seita. Sua base fundamental estava no Espiritualismo Racional, um movimento moderno que utilizava read more

What Kardec wanted for the future of Spiritism: Organization, Unity and Collaboration

When Allan Kardec published The Spirits' Book in 1857, he founded a new doctrine and laid the foundations for a science that studies spiritual phenomena. Kardec envisioned a future of collaboration, warning about the dangers of centralization and advocating for a decentralized structure. Discover how his ideas still resonate and how we can revive this legacy to keep Spiritism true to its scientific and moral spirit.