Gnostic Philosophy: From Ancient Persia to Modern Times Paperback - 2005
by Tobias Churton
The founding editor of "Freemasonry Today" offers an extensive examination of the history of gnosticism and how its philosophy has influenced the Western esoteric tradition.
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GNOSTICISM / MYSTICISMGnosticism was a contemporary of early Christianity whose 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 Neoplatonists and the magical traditions of the Middle Ages to the beliefs and ideas of the Sufis, Jacob B, 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 is an obstacle 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.
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- Title Gnostic Philosophy: From Ancient Persia to Modern Times
- Author Tobias Churton
- Binding Paperback
- Edition New edition
- Pages 480
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Inner Traditions International, Rochester, VT
- Date 2005-03-01
- Features Annotated, Bibliography, Index
- ISBN 9781594770357 / 1594770352
- Weight 1.24 lbs (0.56 kg)
- Dimensions 8.98 x 6.12 x 1.3 in (22.81 x 15.54 x 3.30 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
- Religious Orientation: Christian
- Library of Congress subjects Gnosticism
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2004023351
- Dewey Decimal Code 299.932
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Citations
- Ingram Advance, 03/01/2005, Page 90
- Library Journal, 02/01/2005, Page 84
- Publishers Weekly, 01/24/2005, Page 237
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