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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... Israel's worst moments were those when the Children of God themselves worshiped the golden calf or were seduced by the false prophets. It was for a similar reason that Jesus himself speaks in so unkind a fashion to the Pharisees. The ...
... Israel's worst moments were those when the Children of God themselves worshiped the golden calf or were seduced by the false prophets. It was for a similar reason that Jesus himself speaks in so unkind a fashion to the Pharisees. The ...
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... Israel by disentangling themsleves from both gnosis and magic . 13 ... Perhaps , in the typological comparisons that follow , it can be seen that the grave threat Buber felt gnosticism posed to Judaism is similarly a threat to ...
... Israel by disentangling themsleves from both gnosis and magic . 13 ... Perhaps , in the typological comparisons that follow , it can be seen that the grave threat Buber felt gnosticism posed to Judaism is similarly a threat to ...
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... 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 more radical gnostic systems, they did regard Him as ...
... 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 more radical gnostic systems, they did regard Him as ...
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... Israel and Jesus permanently at his baptism . Jesus ' baptism in the Jordan symbolized the beginning of a type of birth which would make carnal begetting obsolete . 25 Once Christ is able to introduce a new form of birth , there is then ...
... Israel and Jesus permanently at his baptism . Jesus ' baptism in the Jordan symbolized the beginning of a type of birth which would make carnal begetting obsolete . 25 Once Christ is able to introduce a new form of birth , there is then ...
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... Israel and the Savior Christ could be once and for all removed . For Irenaeus , the gnostic attack on the Creation was nothing less than a blasphemy against the Father and the Son.35 Irenaeus's answer to the gnostic threat took him into ...
... Israel and the Savior Christ could be once and for all removed . For Irenaeus , the gnostic attack on the Creation was nothing less than a blasphemy against the Father and the Son.35 Irenaeus's answer to the gnostic threat took him into ...
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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