Letter to the reader

Year 14 - 702 - January 3, 2021

Neither Heaven nor Hell: The Laws of the Soul according to Spiritism


This is the title of a work recently published by FEAL, written by Lucas Sampaio and Paulo Henrique de Figueiredo, which is the subject of an interview that one of the authors - Lucas Sampaio - granted to our collaborator Wellington Balbo. In it, our interviewee tells us, among other subjects, about the research he carried out in relation to the book “Heaven and Hell”, by Allan Kardec, which resulted in the work “Neither Heaven nor Hell: The Laws of the Soul according to Spiritism”. The interview is one of the highlights of this issue.

"Does our salvation depend on faith, love or deeds?" This question is the title of the Special that we publish in this edition, authored by our collaborator Hugo Alvarenga Novaes, author of the e-books “The idea of reincarnation is in the Gospel” and “Biblical and doctrinal reflections”, published by EVOC – Virtual Publisher of The Comforter. In the final part of the article, the writer observes with complete reason: “It is absurd to think that faith is more important than works”. “Those who think like that are based on where? It's not in the Bible!”

Spiritists from around the world celebrate this month another birth anniversary - number 175 - of Léon Denis, considered the philosopher of Spiritism and author of important spiritist works after those written by Allan Kardec. Denis was born on January 1, 1846 in a village called Foug, located on the outskirts of Tours, in France, as Thiago Bernardes reminds us in a special article, which is also one of the highlights of this edition.

 

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After the short break at the end of the year, we returned to our weekly editions, counting as always with the support of our readers and collaborators, without whom this magazine would certainly not exist. To all, our greeting and wishes for a happy and prosperous New Year.

 

  Astolfo O. de Oliveira Filho
Director of Writing
 

 
José Carlos Munhoz Pinto
Administrative Director

 

Translation:
Francine Prado
francine.cassia@hotmail.com

 

 
 

     
     

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