Robyn Lebron Followers consider this to be one of the most influential of his writings Kardec was a devoted Catholic and a dedicated teacher He looked forward to basing his teachings in solid biblical knowledge as well as the messages he received from his guiding spirits Kardec also argues that what makes the Spiritist doctrine reliable is that it is not self-contradictory; the elevated spirits, channeled by mediums of goodwill, all gave the same message, and this message was consistent both among the mediums and with what Christ taught Ǥ An enlightening series of interviews with spirits of deceased people, intending to establish a correlation between the lives they lead and their conditions in the beyond It tries to reconcile religion and science, dealing with the three major points of friction between the two: the origin of the universe (and of life, as a consequence) and the concepts of miracle and premonition Despite being published from 1857 to 1865, these books remain the core of the Spiritist doctrine today.21 Charity is the supreme law “ Ȅ Ȅ Ȅ ”; all this is summed up in the word charity God makes some persons strong and powerful in order for them to help the weak; the greater their strength, the more that is expected of them Powerful people who oppress the weak are warned by God The affluent will be severely called to account for the use of their wealth Charity is not only alms-giving, for there can be charity in thought, in words and in acts He who is charitable in thoughts is lenient toward his fellowman’s mistakes; he who is charitable in words says nothing against his fellowman, and he who is charitable in acts helps his fellow sisters and brothers according to his capacity A poor person who shares his bred with someone even poorer is more charitable and has much more merit in God’s eyes than those who, lacking for nothing, give only that which is superfluous to them ~ 208 ~