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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... religious reciprocity long overdue . • .. As the title suggests , Philip Lee's thesis and its themes are evoked by the classical exposition and criticism of gnosticism written by Irenaeus , Bishop of Lyons in Gaul , toward the end of ...
... religious reciprocity long overdue . • .. As the title suggests , Philip Lee's thesis and its themes are evoked by the classical exposition and criticism of gnosticism written by Irenaeus , Bishop of Lyons in Gaul , toward the end of ...
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... religious syncretism, have been affected and gnostically transformed. The bearers of these transformations cover the spectrum from the great to the not-so-great: in theology, Karl Barth and Thomas Torrance; in literature, Herman ...
... religious syncretism, have been affected and gnostically transformed. The bearers of these transformations cover the spectrum from the great to the not-so-great: in theology, Karl Barth and Thomas Torrance; in literature, Herman ...
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... religious environment of early Christianity. I also wish to thank certain librarians for their kindness. At Presbyterian College, Librarian Daniel Shute and Assistant Librarian Hilda Thompson were most helpful to me during my year there ...
... religious environment of early Christianity. I also wish to thank certain librarians for their kindness. At Presbyterian College, Librarian Daniel Shute and Assistant Librarian Hilda Thompson were most helpful to me during my year there ...
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... religious scene . The idea once held ( partly promoted by the polemics of the anti - gnostic Fathers ) that there existed an orthodox church composed of right - thinking , proper Christians , on the one hand , and dozens of gnostic ...
... religious scene . The idea once held ( partly promoted by the polemics of the anti - gnostic Fathers ) that there existed an orthodox church composed of right - thinking , proper Christians , on the one hand , and dozens of gnostic ...
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... religious mix of the early churches , we do know that gnosticism was the overriding issue facing the Christian community during the first four centuries of our era . Opposition to gnostic thought and practice occupies a great deal of ...
... religious mix of the early churches , we do know that gnosticism was the overriding issue facing the Christian community during the first four centuries of our era . Opposition to gnostic thought and practice occupies a great deal of ...
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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