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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... Harold Bloom " from Sphere , The Form of Motion , by A. R. Ammons , are reprinted by permission of W. W. Norton & Company , Inc. Copyright © 1974 by A. R. Ammons . Foreword At once perceptive and learned , cogently argued and.
... Harold Bloom " from Sphere , The Form of Motion , by A. R. Ammons , are reprinted by permission of W. W. Norton & Company , Inc. Copyright © 1974 by A. R. Ammons . Foreword At once perceptive and learned , cogently argued and.
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Philip J. Lee. Paul Lehmann Charles A. Briggs Professor Emeritus of Systematic Theology, Union Theological Seminary Preface to the Paperback Edition or Harold Bloom , in.
Philip J. Lee. Paul Lehmann Charles A. Briggs Professor Emeritus of Systematic Theology, Union Theological Seminary Preface to the Paperback Edition or Harold Bloom , in.
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Philip J. Lee. Preface to the Paperback Edition or Harold Bloom , in The American Religion ( 1992 ) , has entered the debate on gnosticism in America and has responded to Against the Protestant Gnostics with these words : “ He [ Lee ] ...
Philip J. Lee. Preface to the Paperback Edition or Harold Bloom , in The American Religion ( 1992 ) , has entered the debate on gnosticism in America and has responded to Against the Protestant Gnostics with these words : “ He [ Lee ] ...
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... Harold Bloom identifies William Butler Yeats, Wallace Stevens and other neoromantics as twentieth-century gnostics. All of these philosophers and critics make a.
... Harold Bloom identifies William Butler Yeats, Wallace Stevens and other neoromantics as twentieth-century gnostics. All of these philosophers and critics make a.
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... Harold Bloom employs in regard to modern romantic poetry, a deliberate “misreading” of theology.31 To call on God for saving knowledge, the gnostic first had to free God of the awful responsibility of having dealt this mess. The ...
... Harold Bloom employs in regard to modern romantic poetry, a deliberate “misreading” of theology.31 To call on God for saving knowledge, the gnostic first had to free God of the awful responsibility of having dealt this mess. 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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