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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... Scripture quotations are from the Revised Standard Version of the Bible (Toronto: Canadian Bible Society, 1952, 1971) unless otherwise indicated. Quotations from Irenaeus, Against Heresies, are from the translation edited by Alexander ...
... Scripture quotations are from the Revised Standard Version of the Bible (Toronto: Canadian Bible Society, 1952, 1971) unless otherwise indicated. Quotations from Irenaeus, Against Heresies, are from the translation edited by Alexander ...
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... Scripture quotations contained herein are from the Revised Standard Version of the Bible , copyright 1946 , 1952 , 1971 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. and arc used by ...
... Scripture quotations contained herein are from the Revised Standard Version of the Bible , copyright 1946 , 1952 , 1971 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. and arc used by ...
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... Scripture was sacred only insofar as it saved the self . Again , what was known in gnostic circles was personal . If it was not personal , it was not gnostic . The more we learn about the first few centuries of the Christian era ( and ...
... Scripture was sacred only insofar as it saved the self . Again , what was known in gnostic circles was personal . If it was not personal , it was not gnostic . The more we learn about the first few centuries of the Christian era ( and ...
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... Scriptures that tell about the demiurge can in no sense be considered holy or sacred by the Christian.19 The Old Testament is mere justice and legality. Out of these ingenious dualist systems, or perhaps behind them, there is a picture ...
... Scriptures that tell about the demiurge can in no sense be considered holy or sacred by the Christian.19 The Old Testament is mere justice and legality. Out of these ingenious dualist systems, or perhaps behind them, there is a picture ...
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... Scriptural passages such as, “No one has ever seen God; the only Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he has made ... Scripture, primarily the Old Testament, as a revelation not of salvation techniques, but a revelation of God's ...
... Scriptural passages such as, “No one has ever seen God; the only Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he has made ... Scripture, primarily the Old Testament, as a revelation not of salvation techniques, but a revelation of God's ...
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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