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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... gnosis that it is difficult to separate one from the other. This study further indicates that modern gnosticism is a destructive heresy which is doing immeasurable harm to Christ's Church and to God's world. Finally, suggestions are ...
... gnosis that it is difficult to separate one from the other. This study further indicates that modern gnosticism is a destructive heresy which is doing immeasurable harm to Christ's Church and to God's world. Finally, suggestions are ...
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... (gnosis).1 Using this Greek verbal noun, the Church Fathers tagged the ancient heresiarchs with the derogatory name gnostics (gnostikoi), “those who know.” Often there was the ironic implication, “those who think they know something the ...
... (gnosis).1 Using this Greek verbal noun, the Church Fathers tagged the ancient heresiarchs with the derogatory name gnostics (gnostikoi), “those who know.” Often there was the ironic implication, “those who think they know something the ...
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... gnosis to Simon Magus, the strange magician whose connection with the Church is noted in the Acts of the Apostles.14 Adolf von Harnack, in his classic study of Christian thought, asserted that gnosticism was the result of the “lasting ...
... gnosis to Simon Magus, the strange magician whose connection with the Church is noted in the Acts of the Apostles.14 Adolf von Harnack, in his classic study of Christian thought, asserted that gnosticism was the result of the “lasting ...
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... gnosis in this sense [the knowledge of eschatological realities] cannot be regarded as once it was, as the result of Hellenistic influence, but must have been a characteristic of later Judaism.18 This position, with some modification ...
... gnosis in this sense [the knowledge of eschatological realities] cannot be regarded as once it was, as the result of Hellenistic influence, but must have been a characteristic of later Judaism.18 This position, with some modification ...
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... gnosis posed for the early Church can, in an objective sense, alert us to the dangers now being posed by a modern gnosis. Before delineating the various aspects of the gnostic type, it should be understood that the one primary ...
... gnosis posed for the early Church can, in an objective sense, alert us to the dangers now being posed by a modern gnosis. Before delineating the various aspects of the gnostic type, it should be understood that the one primary ...
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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