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The Esoteric Teachings of the Gnostics

Author : Frances Swiney
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781910121740
Total Pages : 86 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (217 download)

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Download or read book The Esoteric Teachings of the Gnostics written by Frances Swiney and published by . This book was released on 2015-12-07 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though Gnosticism long preceded Christianity, the Gnostics were the first Christians; they accepted Christ in the full realization of the word; his life, not his death, was the keynote of their doctrine and their practice. Thousands of years before the Egyptian Seers prognosticated the spiritual evolution of the soul in the seven stages of probation in the life beyond the grave. They conceived of a mystical Christos, a divine type of character that could only be attained through the soul's conflict with evil in the spiritual spheres of nebulous idealism. The Gnostics welded the ancient mythos into mundane practicability. They recognized the divine nature of the Universe, the eternal progression of all things, and of the human in particular. Therefore, it is easily conceivable that they were misunderstood, maligned and discredited by the crude primitive minds of the Goth, the Vandal and the Hun, who had drunk too deeply of the draught of oblivion to remember their former phases of existence. ..".Swiney has much in common with modern scholars like Elaine Pagels or Elizabeth Schussler Fiorenza, who attempt to restore the lost voices of the women of early Christianity... The Esoteric Teachings of the Gnostics is an important book." by Philip Jenkins, Distinguished Professor of History, Baylor University."

The Esoteric Teaching of the Gnostics

Author : Frances Swiney
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 87 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (463 download)

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Download or read book The Esoteric Teaching of the Gnostics written by Frances Swiney and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Gnostic Gospels

Author : Elaine Pagels
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1588364178
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (883 download)

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Download or read book The Gnostic Gospels written by Elaine Pagels and published by Random House. This book was released on 2004-06-29 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all time The Gnostic Gospels is a landmark study of the long-buried roots of Christianity, a work of luminous scholarship and wide popular appeal. First published in 1979 to critical acclaim, winning the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award, The Gnostic Gospels has continued to grow in reputation and influence over the past two decades. It is now widely recognized as one of the most brilliant and accessible histories of early Christian spirituality published in our time. In 1945 an Egyptian peasant unearthed what proved to be the Gnostic Gospels, thirteen papyrus volumes that expounded a radically different view of the life and teachings of Jesus Christ from that of the New Testament. In this spellbinding book, renowned religious scholar Elaine Pagels elucidates the mysteries and meanings of these sacred texts both in the world of the first Christians and in the context of Christianity today. With insight and passion, Pagels explores a remarkable range of recently discovered gospels, including the Gospel of Thomas and the Gospel of Mary Magdalene, to show how a variety of “Christianities” emerged at a time of extraordinary spiritual upheaval. Some Christians questioned the need for clergy and church doctrine, and taught that the divine could be discovered through spiritual search. Many others, like Buddhists and Hindus, sought enlightenment—and access to God—within. Such explorations raised questions: Was the resurrection to be understood symbolically and not literally? Was God to be envisioned only in masculine form, or feminine as well? Was martyrdom a necessary—or worthy—expression of faith? These early Christians dared to ask questions that orthodox Christians later suppressed—and their explorations led to profoundly different visions of Jesus and his message. Brilliant, provocative, and stunning in its implications, The Gnostic Gospels is a radical, eloquent reconsideration of the origins of the Christian faith.

The Wisdom of the Knowing Ones

Author : Manly Palmer Hall
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780893144272
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (442 download)

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Download or read book The Wisdom of the Knowing Ones written by Manly Palmer Hall and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work covers the relationship of Gnostic mysticism to the inner teachingsof Plato; the insights of Valentinus, and others; magical meanings of talismanic gems; the spiritual glory of Alexandria and the Gnostic essence of the Christian message. Illustrated with Gnostic artifacts. This is a must for all those intrigued by this popular subject.

Esoteric Teaching in the Stromateis of Clement of Alexandria

Author : Andrew Itter
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9047428285
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (474 download)

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Download or read book Esoteric Teaching in the Stromateis of Clement of Alexandria written by Andrew Itter and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2009-03-25 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Stromateis of Clement of Alexandria (c.150-215 CE) has received much scholarly debate over whether it can be accorded the role of the third and highest phase of his pedagogy. This was a treatise that promised an account of the true philosophy of Christ set down for Christians seeking higher knowledge of doctrine. This book takes a new approach to deciphering the nature and purpose of these enigmatic books concentrating on the close relationship between method and doctrine, and the number and sequence of the texts as they have come down to us. The outcome is a concise summary of current scholarship on Clement’s method and a fresh picture of how he applies it to the transmission of esoteric doctrines.

Esoteric Christianity

Author : Annie Besant
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 430 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Esoteric Christianity written by Annie Besant and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Voices from the Gnostics

Author : Abdullah Dougan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780473481223
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (812 download)

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Download or read book Voices from the Gnostics written by Abdullah Dougan and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Three works are explored as threads in the Gnostic esoteric teaching that has instructed mankind for thousands of years and is the core of all religions." --Back cover.

Hidden Wisdom

Author : Gedaliahu A. Guy Stroumsa
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004136355
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book Hidden Wisdom written by Gedaliahu A. Guy Stroumsa and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2005 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book investigates the problem of esoteric traditions in early Christianity, their origin and their transformation in Patristic hermeneutics, in the West as well as in the East. It argues that these traditions eventually formed the basis of nascent Christian mysticism in Late Antiquity. These esoteric traditions do not reflect the influence of Greek Mystery religions, as has often been claimed, but rather seem to stem from the Jewish background of Christianity. They were adopted by various Gnostic teachings, a fact which helps explaining their eventual disappearance from Patristic literature. The eleven chapters study each a different aspect of the problem, including the questions of Gnostic and Manichaean esotericism. This book will be of interest to all students of religious history in Late Antiquity. Revised and extended paperback edition. Originally published in 1996. Please click here for details.

The Gnostic World

Author : Garry W. Trompf
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317201841
Total Pages : 716 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (172 download)

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Download or read book The Gnostic World written by Garry W. Trompf and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-10-03 with total page 716 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Gnostic World is an outstanding guide to Gnosticism, written by a distinguished international team of experts to explore Gnostic movements from the distant past until today. These themes are examined across sixty-seven chapters in a variety of contexts, from the ancient pre-Christian to the contemporary. The volume considers the intersection of Gnosticism with Jewish, Christian, Islamic and Indic practices and beliefs, and also with new religious movements, such as Theosophy, Scientology, Western Sufism, and the Nation of Islam. This comprehensive handbook will be an invaluable resource for religious studies students, scholars, and researchers of Gnostic doctrine and history.

Gnosis: The esoteric cycle

Author : Boris Mouravieff
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781872292120
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (921 download)

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Download or read book Gnosis: The esoteric cycle written by Boris Mouravieff and published by . This book was released on 1993-04 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume 3 of Boris Mouravieff's Gnosis contains ancient keys to a tradition of Christian esotericism that was necessarily hermetized 1800 years ago and has since remained unpublished, surviving to the present only in unwritten form.

What is Gnosticism?

Author : Karen L. King
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780674017627
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (176 download)

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Download or read book What is Gnosticism? written by Karen L. King and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of gnosticism examines the various ways early Christians strove to define themselves in a pluralistic Roman society, while questioning the traditional ideas of heresy and orthodoxy that have previously influenced historians.

The Gnostic Philosophy

Author : Tobias Churton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Gnostic Philosophy written by Tobias Churton and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Manual for the Gnostic

Author : L'Eglise Gnostique Apostolique Catholique de l'Amerique du Nord
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781976432743
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (327 download)

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Download or read book A Manual for the Gnostic written by L'Eglise Gnostique Apostolique Catholique de l'Amerique du Nord and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-09 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Manual for the Gnostic is a comprehensive resource on the creeds, doctrines, and sacraments of the French Gnostic Church, including rare historical texts which have never before been translated and compiled. This Manual provides many prayers and meditations suitable for Gnostics and mystically minded Christians. Included are instructions for finding one's Patron, Guiding, and Teaching Angels, rituals of spiritual protection, and techniques for enhancing the feeling of God's presence in one's life.

Gnostic Philosophy

Author : Tobias Churton
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1594777675
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (947 download)

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Download or read book Gnostic Philosophy written by Tobias Churton and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2005-01-25 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An extensive examination of the history of gnosticism and how its philosophy has influenced the Western esoteric tradition • Explains how the Gnostic understanding of self-realization is embodied in the esoteric traditions of the Rosicrucians and Freemasons • Explores how gnosticism continues to influence contemporary spirituality • Shows gnosticism to be a philosophical key that helps spiritual seekers "remember" their higher selves Gnosticism was a contemporary of early Christianity, and its demise can be traced to Christianity's efforts to silence its teachings. The Gnostic message, however, was not destroyed but simply went underground. Starting with the first emergence of Gnosticism, the author shows how its influence extended from the teachings of neo-Platonists and the magical traditions of the Middle Ages to the beliefs and ideas of the Sufis, Jacob Böhme, Carl Jung, Rudolf Steiner, and the Rosicrucians and Freemasons. In the language of spiritual freemasonry, gnosis is the rejected stone necessary for the completion of the Temple, a Temple of a new cosmic understanding that today's heirs to Gnosticism continue to strive to create. The Gnostics believed that the universe embodies a ceaseless contest between opposing principles. Terrestrial life exhibits the struggle between good and evil, life and death, beauty and ugliness, and enlightenment and ignorance: gnosis and agnosis. The very nature of physical space and time are obstacles to humanity's ability to remember its divine origins and recover its original unity with God. Thus the preeminent gnostic secret is that we are God in potential and the purpose of bona fide gnostic teaching is to return us to our godlike nature. Tobias Churton is a filmmaker and the founding editor of the magazine Freemasonry Today. He studied theology at Oxford University and created the award-winning documentary series and accompanying book The Gnostics, as well as several other films on Christian doctrine, mysticism, and magical folklore. He lives in England.

In Search of the Miraculous

Author : P. D. Ouspensky
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780156007467
Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book In Search of the Miraculous written by P. D. Ouspensky and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2001 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The classic exploration of Eastern religious thinking and philosophy"--Cover.

The Esoteric Teachings

Author : Stylianos Atteshlis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789963774005
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book The Esoteric Teachings written by Stylianos Atteshlis and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Gnostic America

Author : Peter M. Burfeind
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780990765806
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (658 download)

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Download or read book Gnostic America written by Peter M. Burfeind and published by . This book was released on 2014-08-29 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gnostic America is a reading of current American culture, politics, and religious life according to the ancient movement known as Gnosticism. In it, Peter M Burfeind builds off the foundations of Hans Jonas, Denis de Rougement, Norman Cohn, William Voegelin, Carl Jung, and Harold Bloom, each of whom saw the effects of Gnosticism in contemporary American (and Western) life. He explores the spiritual mechanisms going on behind everything from transgenderism to so-called "contemporary worship," from the deconstructionist movement to the role pop music and media have in our culture, from progressive politics to the Emergent Church. Particularly challenging is Burfeind's claim that both progressivism and Neo-evangelicalism -- seemingly at odds in the "culture wars" -- actually share the same Gnostic roots. Burfeind's book is a tour de force through contemporary rock, pop, movies, television, politics, and religion showing how many of the values driving these cultural elements are informed by the ancient esoteric teachings of Gnosticism. Burfeind marshals a ton of surprising evidence to make his case, taking us through ancient and Medieval history, through the Enlightenment and Romantic periods, to today. Those willing to grapple with the philosophical and spiritual positions of the fathers of contemporary American life will be rewarded. Gnostic America is a must read for those who sense a new "spiritual but not religious" religion has arisen in America, but who can't put their finger on what exactly this religion is. Burfeind commits the sacrilege of defining a religion that claims to be "beyond" definition. More importantly, he poses the question, if the spiritual trends of contemporary culture are indeed a religion, what First Amendment safeguards remain for those who haven't "evolved" with the emerging new consciousness, but choose to remain stuck in supposedly retrograde paradigms of thought?