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The Origins of the Christian Mystical Tradition: From Plato to Denys
An outline of the development of mystical theology in the Patristic period, tracing its roots to Plato and the Hellenistic tradition and centering on Origen, the Nicene Fathers, Augustine, Denys the Areopagite, and St. John of the Cross.
The Gnostics: History, Tradition, Scriptures, Influence
According to the ancient Gnostics-the early Christians who wrote such controversial texts as the recently discovered Gospel of Judas-we are all capable of gnosis, or direct knowledge of the true reality that lies behind the material world. Andrew…
Gnosticism: Its History and Influence
"A Concise Survey of Gnostic Thought From its Pre-Christian Origins to its Modern Manifestations"