CONGRATULATIONS TO PROFESSOR MAJELLA FRANZMAN, well-known specialist in Gnosticism at Otago University in New Zealand, who has accepted a high-level administrative post at the Curtain ... Australian Academy of the Humanities in 2007. She is widely published and has research interests in gnosticism, feminist biblical interpretation and Manichaean and Nestorian remains in China. Professor Franzmann ...

We’re getting new carpet in the church offices, and as a result, all books had to be moved out. This has given us an opportunity to sort through some things and throw a lot of junk out. One piece of junk came in the form of a book from Thrivent called A Time to Mourn, A Time to Dance: Help for the Losses in Life. We have a small stack of these; Kassie asked me to look at it to see if it ...

So today's interesting find is Macionism, an early sect of Christianity. They believed the old Testament god (the jealous, wrathful one one who racked up an impressive body count) was, while the creator of the earth, some kind of lesser deity. Basically a malicious demiurge, who created a flawed world for us to suffer in. Jesus was then sent by the true god to show us a way out of the trap.

... Biblical God does), is a form of Gnostic thinking: "Gnosticism is an ancient belief system that draws a strong distinction ... Grove IL, pp.13-14). "Gnosticism is an ancient belief system that draws a strong ... these laws in the beginning, but he had not since interfered; the laws were now his secondary causes. As in Gnosticism, God was seen as separate from the world. Since God was separate ...

... Mysticism, Rastafarianism, Jainism, Sikhism, Zoroastrianism, Agnosticism, Gnosticism, Satanism, Manichaeism, Deism, comparative Religion, ... Strange Triumph of Christianity ~ by Keith Hopkins, 1999 Gnosticism The Gospels of Mary: The Secret Tradition of Mary Magdalene, ... The Essence of the Gnostics ~ by Bernard Simon, 2004 Gnosticism: New Light on the Ancient Tradition of Inner Knowing ~ by Stephan A ...

... 're a student in Alberta, take note. The University of Alberta now offers Gnosticism and the Occult as a six week long, non-credit, continuing education course. It's ... Instructor Bruce Miller says his witchcraft class has gotten to be so popular, the school had to split it in two and hire another teacher. His Gnosticism and the Occult course explores the history of Gnosticism, including the ...

... a half hour or so interview in which I will pick up on on one theme of ITLAD/CTF and then we will discuss the implications of this theme. Clearly Abraxas's interests are to do with Gnosticism but as virtually every itladic theme has Gnostic connotations this will be a real positive stimulus for discussion.The interview will then be posted on Abraxas's site the following weekend and will ...

... as an exciting alternative to traditional Protestant Christianity. In Academia we have Elaine Pagels promoting Gnosticism, in popular culture Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code, containing ... such an Donatism and Montanism, were extremely authoritarian, and condemned the orthodox as libertarian! Nor was Gnosticism a sort of proto-feminist movement, as is demonstrated by the notorious ending of the so ...

... this type of thinking, this threat would later evolve into full blown Gnosticism, as well as Marcionism9. This controversy seems to have been centered primarily on the question of Jesus' ... heavily colored their theology. These two, especially Origen, defended the faith from the errors of Gnosticism, re-establishing that Jesus was indeed a real human. However, in so doing Origen implied that there ...

... The author describes her unforgettable quest for self discovery, and along the way shares her thoughts and insights into gnosticism, psychology, dreams, history, and science. Deborah Denicola takes the reader on ... ) blends her understanding of mainstream history with the often suppressed heretical teachings of gnosticism and mystery religions. She combines deftly the history of the Middle Ages with ...

... some really key meetings and sessions, including presentations by my colleagues in the Nag Hammadi and Gnosticism Section, which were booked opposite my own presentation and other meetings I had. What do I think ... proliferated. Our mysticism sessions were held at the same time slots as the Nag Hammadi and Gnosticism group, the Religious Experience group, the Pseudepigrapha, and a number of others. ...

The second issue of The Gnostic: A Journal of Gnosticism, Western Esotericism and Spirituality. Featuring an interview with Colin Wilson and an indepth examination of his ideas on the ... Dick's precognitive abilities. An interview with noted scholar April DeConick on the Gospel of John. The Gnosticism of the TV series The Prisoner. Kimetikos, Jeremy Puma's Gnostic practice. Tony Blake's ...

... depth and breadth of a very important aspect of the library. Nothing sells today like Gnosticism. Atheists and secularists join with a wide range of Muslim apologists in utilizing any ... almost always presented only in English translation in the flood of books that have come out promoting Gnosticism over the past few decades. This resource is normally tremendously expensive, listing just over $700.00 ...

... words: Father, Son, Jesus, but also Tao? And some references that reminded me of gnosticism. After a while I asked her what she was reading, which was admittedly a bit bold but she responded ... it was very difficult for her to understand. This seemed only likely to me as one that hasnt read much about gnosticism and its background would have a difficult job understanding the ‘gospel’. ...

... next time, Lord willing.   Recall that John is dealing with an early form of Gnosticism which stresses “secret knowledge” and which sets up a dualism ... previous three sermons, I’ve spent considerable time on the distinctives of this proto-Gnosticism, so I would encourage you to listen to these sermons to help you understand the circumstances and context in which John’s ...