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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... understanding of life, and from elite concerns to more egalitarian aims. Could it be that Lee, Bellah, and Bloom all share this hope? Could it be that it is not a “vain enterprise”? I am gratified that the debate goes on and that Oxford ...
... understanding of life, and from elite concerns to more egalitarian aims. Could it be that Lee, Bellah, and Bloom all share this hope? Could it be that it is not a “vain enterprise”? I am gratified that the debate goes on and that Oxford ...
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... understanding of my appreciation for their long suffering. The Rev. Dr. Paul L. Lehmann, my mentor since seminary days, was kind enough to interrupt his own research to take painstaking care with the first complete revision of the ...
... understanding of my appreciation for their long suffering. The Rev. Dr. Paul L. Lehmann, my mentor since seminary days, was kind enough to interrupt his own research to take painstaking care with the first complete revision of the ...
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... understanding of their views. Now, however, we have a clearer idea of this extraordinary faith from the gnostic witnesses themselves. What produced these able adversaries of the orthodox cause? Is there any explanation for the mushroom ...
... understanding of their views. Now, however, we have a clearer idea of this extraordinary faith from the gnostic witnesses themselves. What produced these able adversaries of the orthodox cause? Is there any explanation for the mushroom ...
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... understanding, but rather a result of ignorance of God and self. Salvation, therefore, becomes “the name of the work [the Savior] is to perform for the redemption of those who were ignorant of the Father.”35 Gnosis, having driven away ...
... understanding, but rather a result of ignorance of God and self. Salvation, therefore, becomes “the name of the work [the Savior] is to perform for the redemption of those who were ignorant of the Father.”35 Gnosis, having driven away ...
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... understanding the nature of real meaning . " 48 Gnostics , whether of the second century or the twentieth century , will not be constrained in the use of material . They will employ whatever is available , in whatever way they choose ...
... understanding the nature of real meaning . " 48 Gnostics , whether of the second century or the twentieth century , will not be constrained in the use of material . They will employ whatever is available , in whatever way they choose ...
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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