Against the Protestant Gnostics /

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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 writ...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Lee, Philip J.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1987.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Gnosticism.
Protestantism > 20th century.
Protestant churches > United States > Doctrines.
Protestantisme > 20e siècle.
Gnosticisme.
Églises protestantes > États-Unis > Doctrines.
RELIGION > Gnosticism.
Protestant churches > Doctrines
Gnosticism
Protestantism
Protestantismus
Gnosis
Orthodoxie.
Protestantisme.
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • PART I: GNOSTICISM IN CONFLICT WITH THE FAITH; 1. Gnosticism as a Type of Religion; 2. Gnosticism as a Heresy; 3. Gnosticism Within the Orthodox Faith; PART II: GNOSTICISM IN ASCENDANCE IN NORTH AMERICA; 4. Alienation: From Gratitude to Despair; 5. Protestant Gnosis: From Holy Event to Private Illumination; 6. Modern Escape
  • from the Home of the Brave?; 7. Narcissism: From the Sacred Community to the Inner Self; 8. Elitism: From the Many to the Few; 9. Syncretism: From the Particular to the Nebulous.

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