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Download or read book Pleroma written by Werner Hamacher and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tracing the genealogy and unfolding of Hegel's thought into his mature works, the author analyzes the violent transformations which Hegel's philosophy has uncovered and caused in the structure of philosophical terms and in the terms under which philosophy is possible.
Download or read book The Pleroma written by Paul Carus and published by Cosimo, Inc.. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christianity, according to Paul Carus, is the "grandchild of ancient paganism," its character predetermined by everything that came before it, growing naturally from preceding ages to become "the fulfilment of the times, the pleroma of the ages." Arguing that Christianity was derived not from Judaism but was the legitimate result of "the religious development of mankind," the author presents his case, in this work first published in 1909, for the "gentile character" of Christianity. While his interpretation may be provocative, his explorations into paganism, Gnostic movements, kindred sects, and the origins of Judaism make this book essential reading for anyone interested in the history of religion. American philosopher and theologian PAUL CARUS (1852-1919) also wrote The Religion of Science (1893), The Gospel of Buddha (1894), and The History of the Devil (1900).
Book Synopsis Pleromatica, or Elsinore's Trance by : Gabriel Catren
Download or read book Pleromatica, or Elsinore's Trance written by Gabriel Catren and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2021-02-09 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A precise and poetic argument for the renewal of transcendental philosophy. The great poets and thinkers of modernity described a situation we still inhabit today: the catastrophic undermining of all foundations, the disorienting relativization of all reference points, the prospect of abandonment to chance and contingency alone--the shipwreck of Mallarmé's Coup de dés. In this precise and poetic work of philosophy, Gabriel Catren sketches out a new "phenoumenodelic" solution to this momentous ungrounding, defiantly refusing both unrestrained contingency and arbitrary refoundation. Mobilizing a formidable knowledge of the major currents of modern thought, deftly articulating Kantian transcendentalism and Spinozan immanentism, phenomenological reduction, and scientific realism, Catren argues that the projects oriented by the infinite ideas of reason (Truth, Beauty, Justice, Love) need not be abandoned in the face of the "exquisite crisis" of modernity. Instead, the "shipwreck" is to be understood as a suspension of finite subjectivity in the fullness of a "phenoumenodelic pleroma," an atonal milieu ringing with unheard-of possibilities. Announcing an ambitious program for the renewal of transcendental philosophy, in Pleromatica Catren recomposes the primary elements of modern thought into a startling new configuration, introducing a vivid constellation of new concepts with which to map out and navigate the vast space of this "worldless daydream."
Book Synopsis The Gnostic Jung and the Seven Sermons to the Dead by : Stephan A Hoeller
Download or read book The Gnostic Jung and the Seven Sermons to the Dead written by Stephan A Hoeller and published by Quest Books. This book was released on 2012-12-13 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jungian psychology based on a little known treatise he authored in his earlier years.
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Book Synopsis Transmissions from the Pleroma by : Jerry Hunt
Download or read book Transmissions from the Pleroma written by Jerry Hunt and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Archival documents and new writings on Texas-based composer, performer, and visual and video artist, Jerry Hunt. Jerry Hunt (1943-1993) was among the most eccentric figures in the word of late 20th century new music, sometimes described as a shamanic figure with the look of a "Central Texas meat inspector." His works combined video synthesis, early computers, and custom-made sensors with rough hewn sculptures, scores drawn from celestial alphabets, and homemade electronics activated by his signature wands and impassioned gestures. Hunt lived his entire in Texas, between Dallas, Waco, Houston, and Austin, eventually settling in a house he built himself ("an interactive environment") on a ranch in Canton, but his pataphysical, abrasive, and humorous performances took him all over North America and Europe, where he amassed a small but dedicated following. This volume represents the first ever book-length collection devoted to the underknown composer's life and work, and includes an introductory essay by Tyler Maxin and Lawrence Kumpf, interviews with Hunt, detailed analyses of his music and video practices, and short remembrances and reflections on his work. Owing to the diversity of Hunt's practice, this book will be of great interest to scholars, practitioners, and enthusiasts in the fields of contemporary art history and criticism music and sound studies, video and media studies, and performance studies.
Book Synopsis Irenaeus Against Heresies (Complete) by : Irenaeus
Download or read book Irenaeus Against Heresies (Complete) written by Irenaeus and published by Library of Alexandria. This book was released on with total page 812 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: INASMUCH as certain men have set the truth aside, and bring in lying words and vain genealogies, which, as the apostle says, “minister questions rather than godly edifying which is in faith,” and by means of their craftily-constructed plausibilities draw away the minds of the inexperienced and take them captive, [I have felt constrained, my dear friend, to compose the following treatise in order to expose and counteract their machinations.] These men falsify the oracles of God, and prove themselves evil interpreters of the good word of revelation. They also overthrow the faith of many, by drawing them away, under a pretence of [superior] knowledge, from Him who rounded and adorned the universe; as if, forsooth, they had something more excellent and sublime to reveal, than that God who created the heaven and the earth, and all things that are therein. By means of specious and plausible words, they cunningly allure the simple-minded to inquire into their system; but they nevertheless clumsily destroy them, while they initiate them into their blasphemous and impious opinions respecting the Demiurge; and these simple ones are unable, even in such a matter, to distinguish falsehood from truth. 2. Error, indeed, is never set forth in its naked deformity, lest, being thus exposed, it should at once be detected. But it is craftily decked out in an attractive dress, so as, by its outward form, to make it appear to the inexperienced (ridiculous as the expression may seem) more true than the truth itself. One far superior to me has well said, in reference to this point, “A clever imitation in glass casts contempt, as it were, on that precious jewel the emerald (which is most highly esteemed by some), unless it come under the eye of one able to test and expose the counterfeit. Or, again, what inexperienced person can with ease detect the presence of brass when it has been mixed up with silver?” Lest, therefore, through my neglect, some should be carried off, even as sheep are by wolves, while they perceive not the true character of these men,-because they outwardly are covered with sheep’s clothing (against whom the Lord has enjoined us to be on our guard), and because their language resembles ours, while their sentiments are very different,—I have deemed it my duty (after reading some of the Commentaries, as they call them, of the disciples of Valentinus, and after making myself acquainted with their tenets through personal intercourse with some of them) to unfold to thee, my friend, these portentous and profound mysteries, which do not fall within the range of every intellect, because all have not sufficiently purged their brains. I do this, in order that thou, obtaining an acquaintance with these things, mayest in turn explain them to all those with whom thou art connected, and exhort them to avoid such an abyss of madness and of blasphemy against Christ. I intend, then, to the best of my ability, with brevity and clearness to set forth the opinions of those who are now promulgating heresy. I refer especially to the disciples of Ptolemaeus, whose school may be described as a bud from that of Valentinus. I shall also endeavour, according to my moderate ability, to furnish the means of overthrowing them, by showing how absurd and inconsistent with the truth are their statements. Not that I am practised either in composition or eloquence; but my feeling of affection prompts me to make known to thee and all thy companions those doctrines which have been kept in concealment until now, but which are at last, through the goodness of God, brought to light. “For there is nothing hidden which shall not be revealed, nor secret that shall not be made known.”
Book Synopsis Divine Simplicity in the Theology of Irenaeus by : Jonatán Simons
Download or read book Divine Simplicity in the Theology of Irenaeus written by Jonatán Simons and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2023-07-31 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on Irenaeus as key to the early Christian appropriation of divine simplicity as a philosophical principle, since he is the first Christian source to explain his usage in relation to God. Beyond providing limits for what a simple God can and cannot mean, he also applies this principle to God’s activity (i.e. creating), and to God’s names and powers. There is a growing interest in the early Christian appropriation of divine simplicity: Simons' study is timely as the first book to focus exclusively on the earliest explanation and application.
Book Synopsis Nag Hammadi Codices Iii, 2 and Iv,2 by : Alexander Böhlig
Download or read book Nag Hammadi Codices Iii, 2 and Iv,2 written by Alexander Böhlig and published by BRILL. This book was released on 1975 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Preliminary Material --Foreword /James M. Robinson --Preface /Alexander Bölig and Frederik Wisse --Table of Tractates /Alexander Bölig , Frederik Wisse , and Pahor Labib --Sigla /Alexander Bölig , Frederik Wisse , and Pahor Labib --Abbreviations /Alexander Bölig , Frederik Wisse , and Pahor Labib --The Manuscripts /Alexander Bölig , Frederik Wisse , and Pahor Labib --The Title /Alexander Bölig , Frederik Wisse , and Pahor Labib --The Content /Alexander Bölig , Frederik Wisse , and Pahor Labib --The Presentations of Praise /Alexander Bölig , Frederik Wisse , and Pahor Labib --The Text and Translation /Alexander Bölig , Frederik Wisse , and Pahor Labib --Commentary /Alexander Bölig , Frederik Wisse , and Pahor Labib --Bibliography /Alexander Bölig , Frederik Wisse , and Pahor Labib --Coptic Words /Alexander Bölig , Frederik Wisse , and Pahor Labib --Greek Words /Alexander Bölig , Frederik Wisse , and Pahor Labib --Proper Names /Alexander Bölig , Frederik Wisse , and Pahor Labib --References /Alexander Bölig , Frederik Wisse , and Pahor Labib.
Book Synopsis The Writings of Irenæus by : Saint Irenæus
Download or read book The Writings of Irenæus written by Saint Irenæus and published by Aeterna Press. This book was released on with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE work of Irenæus Against Heresies is one of the most precious remains of early Christian antiquity. It is devoted, on the one hand, to an account and refutation of those multiform Gnostic heresies which prevailed in the latter half of the second century; and, on the other hand, to an exposition and defence of the Catholic faith. Aeterna Press
Book Synopsis Pistis Sophia by : John van den Berg
Download or read book Pistis Sophia written by John van den Berg and published by Setheus. This book was released on 2021-12-11 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Coptic manuscript from late antiquity is known by the scientific name Codex Askewianus, attributed to Anthony Askew. He acquired it at a London market in 1785. His heirs later entrusted it to the curators of the British Museum. At the end of the nineteenth century, the manuscript was translated and from then on became known as the Gospel of the Pistis Sophia. The German translation by Carl Schmitt from 1905 is the basis for the later English translations by G.R.S Mead from 1921 and that by Violet MacDermot from 1978. This completely revised English translation is also based on the work of Carl Schmitt. To make reading easier, titles have been given to the chapters and the codex is treated as one scripture where a thematic distinction in six themes is added. Recent research by Erin Evans has made it very plausible that the scripture originates from a congregation once active in Egypt. It contains part of their teachings from the third to the fourth century of our era. An older scripture by them is known as the books of Jeu. Both scriptures are written in Coptic, most likely based on an unknown Greek original. Coptic is a language that came into vogue in ancient Egypt. It is Old Egyptian, called Demotic, written with Greek characters, supplemented with seven extra characters. A word that occurs frequently in this English version is the word repent. The original Greek word for it is metanoia, which literally means meta-thought or beyond-thought. Thus repentance has the meaning of a state of consciousness beyond the human thought. To repent, then, is to come to an awareness of what is beyond the world of thought, beyond the human mind. The repentance of the Pistis Sophia thus takes her beyond the spiritual powers of the darkness, with their archons and emanations of Authades, the mighty human willpower. Through consciousness she enters the thirteenth eon, after an outpouring of light has taken her there, as if she has grown wings and no longer needs to touch the darkness. From then on she brings back to mankind the wisdom from beyond the human mind, which once had become forgotten. What this scripture wants to tell the reader in our modern times is that on the basis of the inner intention to truly get to know the mysteries, a power appears to help in this process. The myth tells us the story of Jesus with his disciples on the Mount of Olives after the crucifixion; after the power of Jesus connected itself with mankind. The disciples are the people who start becoming conscious of this liberating power. For it is the act from true awareness that makes all the powers of the saviour active in the human life in the world of space and time. As soon as someone decides to be a disciple, there is a readiness to let the saviour guide this inner life. This is why the entire scripture is written as a dialogue between Jesus and his disciples. This dialogue begins on the Mount of Olives. From this place the holy city of Jerusalem can be seen. It is the state of consciousness of the disciples who are preparing themselves to enter into the holy city: Jerusalem, the treasury of the light. When Jesus has spoken the first words in the midst of the disciples and the disciples understand their privileged position, Jesus ascends, surrounded by a threefold light. He comes back with his garments of light from the treasury of the light. These garments of light contain all the mysteries, that is, all the hidden knowledge that need to be revealed to the disciples in order to enable them to enter the treasury of light themselves. Thus they gain a higher level of consciousness, beyond thought.
Book Synopsis A Guide to the Teachings of the Early Church Fathers by : Robert R. Williams
Download or read book A Guide to the Teachings of the Early Church Fathers written by Robert R. Williams and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2020-06-09 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Christian Church has continually looked to its beginnings to discover new insights and new strength for the present. Today the interest in early Christianity and its leaders is as lively as it ever was. Those who know these early days never tire in calling today’s Church back to the Scriptures and the Spirit directed history of the Church. In this book, Dr. Williams has given the preacher, teacher, and concerned layman a very readable, concise, and helpful guide to the teachings of the early Church leaders. He communicates the exciting quality of Christian theology as it came to expression in the thought and life of men to whom the Christian Church today is greatly in debt, and from whom, with humility, it can continue to learn and find inspirations. The early Church Fathers were concerned, in the words of the Apostle Peter, to make a defense to anyone who called them to account for the hope that was in them. They were concerned, as the Church is today, to understand the faith for themselves and to explain it to those outside the Church. Their answers to the following problems are still relevant: the relationship of God to all the world, redemption, the Trinity, the person of Christ, the relationship between God’s will and man’s, and the problem of church and state. Today the Church still possesses the faith that overcomes the world and seeks to practice that faith in all of life. Twentieth century Christians can be strengthened in that possession and practice through an acquaintance with the teachings of the early Church Fathers. This book will guide them.
Book Synopsis Gnostic Dualism in Asia Minor During the First Centuries A.D. I by : Fontaine
Download or read book Gnostic Dualism in Asia Minor During the First Centuries A.D. I written by Fontaine and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2023-10-09 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Against Heresies written by Irenæus and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-03-12 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the Christian church was first forming in the time of the apostles, a heresy that still threatens the church today called Gnosticism started to form. This heresy was battled by the writings of Irenæus to correct theological thinking about God, Jesus and the Bible at large. This early church father was instrumental in fighting false teaching in the early centuries when there were a lot of questions about the legitimacy of Christianity in the face of the persecutions of the Roman Empire. Note: This is a revised edition of the original Devoted Publishing edition. The text hasn't changed just some formatting and footnote layouts have been altered.
Book Synopsis Gnosis and Gnosticism by : Martin Krause
Download or read book Gnosis and Gnosticism written by Martin Krause and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-10-26 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Preliminary Material /Martin Krause --Zurn "Simonianischen" In Authlog Und Bronté /Sasagu Arai --Autogenes and Adamas /R. Van Den Broek --Isis as Plane in the Gospel of Truth? /Jan Helderman --Christlich-gnostische Texte als Quellen für die Auseinandersetzung von Gnosis und Christen tum /Martin Krause --The Epistle of Eugnostos and Valentiniasm /Alastair H. B. Logan --The Concept of Pleroma in Gnosticism /Violet Macdermot --The Apocalypse of Adam: Evidence for a Christian Gnostic Provenance /G. M. Shellrude --Naassener oder Valentinianer? /Josef Frickel --Patristische Materialien zur Spätgeschichte der Valentinianischen Gnosis /Klaus Koschorke --Index /Martin Krause --Nag Hammadi Studies /Martin Krause.
Book Synopsis The Ante-Nicene Fathers by : Alexander Roberts
Download or read book The Ante-Nicene Fathers written by Alexander Roberts and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 720 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Red Book written by Carl G. Jung and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2012-12-17 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 'The Red Book', compiled between 1914 and 1930, Jung develops his principal theories of archetypes, the collective unconscious & the process of individuation.
