Pagan Religions in Five Minutes - Suzanne Owen
31. Is there Salvation in Paganism?
Pagan Religions in Five Minutes - Suzanne Owen
Michael York [+]
Bath Spa University
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Michael York, professor emeritus of cultural astronomy and astrology at Bath Spa University, England, has published The Emerging Network (1995), The Divine versus the Asurian: An Interpretation of Indo-European Cult and Myth (1995), and his Paganism as a World Religion series: Pagan Theology (2003), Pagan Ethics (2016), and Pagan Mysticism (2019).
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Paganism and Christianity differ in their concept of salvation. Pagans prioritise earthly well-being over redemption and reject the idea of sin. They believe in diverse afterlife concepts like reincarnation or existence of realms such as Elysium. Pagan beliefs about the soul often include multiple aspects with various beliefs about their fates after death. Some believe the soul becomes a guardian spirit, while others see consciousness merging into a collective consciousness.