Against the Protestant GnosticsOxford University Press, 19 de ago. de 1993 - 368 páginas In 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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... sense that we have heard them before — or something very much like them . Several attempts have been made to discover the connection be- tween ancient gnosticism and some modern counterparts . Eric Voegelin attacks the Hegelians and the ...
... sense that we have heard them before — or something very much like them . Several attempts have been made to discover the connection be- tween ancient gnosticism and some modern counterparts . Eric Voegelin attacks the Hegelians and the ...
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... sense of members of a sect but as individuals with a similar attitude towards this world , other - worldly vision , and ascetic lifestyle . " This assessment could also be applied to many other gnostic patterns of thought , and it is ...
... sense of members of a sect but as individuals with a similar attitude towards this world , other - worldly vision , and ascetic lifestyle . " This assessment could also be applied to many other gnostic patterns of thought , and it is ...
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... sense [ the knowl- edge of eschatological realities ] cannot be regarded as once it was , as the result of Hellenistic influence , but must have been a characteris- tic of later Judaism . 18 This position , with some modification , is ...
... sense [ the knowl- edge of eschatological realities ] cannot be regarded as once it was , as the result of Hellenistic influence , but must have been a characteris- tic of later Judaism . 18 This position , with some modification , is ...
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... 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 ingredient for the birth of gnosticism is a particular mood ...
... 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 ingredient for the birth of gnosticism is a particular mood ...
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... sense of alienation , and the alien- ation is metaphysical alienation . The feeling is perhaps best summed up by the poet A. E. Housman : Be still , be still , my soul ; it is but for a season : Ay , look : high heaven and earth ail ...
... sense of alienation , and the alien- ation is metaphysical alienation . The feeling is perhaps best summed up by the poet A. E. Housman : Be still , be still , my soul ; it is but for a season : Ay , look : high heaven and earth ail ...
Conteúdo
GNOSTICISM IN ASCENDANCE IN NORTH AMERICA | 81 |
GNOSTICISM ESTABLISHED WITHIN NORTH AMERICAN PROTESTANTISM RESULTS AND REFORM | 187 |
Epilogue | 282 |
Notes | 284 |
Bibliography | 325 |
Index | 337 |
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