Against the Protestant GnosticsIn this penetrating and provocative assessment of the current state of religion and its effects on society at large, Philip J. Lee criticizes conservatives and liberals alike as he traces gnostic motifs to the very roots of American Protestantism. With references to an extraordinary spectrum of writings from sources as diverse as John Calvin, Martin Buber, Tom Wolfe, Margaret Atwood, and Emily Dickinson, he probes the effects of gnostic thinking on a wide range of issues. Calling for the restoration of a dialectical faith and practice, the book points to positive ways of restoring health to endangered Protestant churches. |
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... God beyond God) the stigma of Creation.29 Saving knowledge pertains to the secret trick of employing divine help against the Creation and therefore against the Creator Himself. As Quispel puts it in regard to Valentinian gnosis, “The ...
... God beyond God) the stigma of Creation.29 Saving knowledge pertains to the secret trick of employing divine help against the Creation and therefore against the Creator Himself. As Quispel puts it in regard to Valentinian gnosis, “The ...
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... God ) , but rather gnosticism ( the claim that God is known ) .12 The latter represents for Buber not a historical movement , but a form of religion which would always be with us . At another point , he wrote : The two spiritual ...
... God ) , but rather gnosticism ( the claim that God is known ) .12 The latter represents for Buber not a historical movement , but a form of religion which would always be with us . At another point , he wrote : The two spiritual ...
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... God. The more archons and spheres existed between the high heaven and the cosmos, the greater the distance between God and creation, the less God's guilt for having allowed this calamity to happen. Basilides, for example, counted 365 ...
... God. The more archons and spheres existed between the high heaven and the cosmos, the greater the distance between God and creation, the less God's guilt for having allowed this calamity to happen. Basilides, for example, counted 365 ...
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... God in another manner: they declared that the God of Israel, a demiurge with no ties to the real God, is totally responsible for creation. Although the Marcionites did not view Israel's God as the Prince of Darkness, as did some of the ...
... God in another manner: they declared that the God of Israel, a demiurge with no ties to the real God, is totally responsible for creation. Although the Marcionites did not view Israel's God as the Prince of Darkness, as did some of the ...
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... God : " For thou didst form my inward parts , thou didst knit me together in my mother's womb . " 28 Even when the cosmos seems very dark and there is apparently no hope , as in the case of Job , no one can legitimately criticize the ...
... God : " For thou didst form my inward parts , thou didst knit me together in my mother's womb . " 28 Even when the cosmos seems very dark and there is apparently no hope , as in the case of Job , no one can legitimately criticize the ...
Contents
Gnosticism Within the Orthodox Faith | |
From Gratitude to Despair | |
From Holy Event to Private Illumination | |
Modern Escapefrom the Home of the Brave? | |
From the Sacred Community to the Inner Self | |
From the Many to the | |
From the Particular to the Nebulous | |
GNOSTICISM ESTABLISHED WITHIN NORTH AMERICAN | |
The Renewal of Hope | |
Epilogue | |
Bibliography | |
Index | |
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