Christianity and Reincarnation

In Western thought, reincarnation often seems incompatible with Christianity, yet historical evidence suggests it was once a part of early Christian beliefs. This book explores how the Doctrine of Reincarnation was not only recognized but taught by the Catholic Church for the first 400 years of Christianity and may even have been a teaching of Jesus to his Apostles. However, in 543 A.D., reincarnation theology was removed from official Christian doctrine, likely influenced by political forc...