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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... Jonas, representing a more objective approach, sees a connection between classical gnosticism and modern nihilism—Nietzsche, Heidegger and Sartre. In the literary field, Harold Bloom identifies William Butler Yeats, Wallace Stevens and ...
... Jonas, representing a more objective approach, sees a connection between classical gnosticism and modern nihilism—Nietzsche, Heidegger and Sartre. In the literary field, Harold Bloom identifies William Butler Yeats, Wallace Stevens and ...
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... Jonas that “the Jewish strain in gnosticism is as little the orthodox Jewish as the Babylonian is the orthodox Babylonian, the Iranian the orthodox Iranian, and so on.”19 If, that is, the gnosis emerged from Judaism, it was from a ...
... Jonas that “the Jewish strain in gnosticism is as little the orthodox Jewish as the Babylonian is the orthodox Babylonian, the Iranian the orthodox Iranian, and so on.”19 If, that is, the gnosis emerged from Judaism, it was from a ...
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... Jonas observes : The gnostic systems compounded everything - oriental mythologies , astrological doctrines , Iranian theology , elements of Jewish tradition , whether biblical , rabbinical , or occult , Christian salvationeschatology ...
... Jonas observes : The gnostic systems compounded everything - oriental mythologies , astrological doctrines , Iranian theology , elements of Jewish tradition , whether biblical , rabbinical , or occult , Christian salvationeschatology ...
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... Jonas writes: The cardinal feature of gnostic thought is the radical dualism that governs the relation of God and world, and correspondingly that of man and world. The deity is absolutely transmundane, its nature alien to that of the ...
... Jonas writes: The cardinal feature of gnostic thought is the radical dualism that governs the relation of God and world, and correspondingly that of man and world. The deity is absolutely transmundane, its nature alien to that of the ...
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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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