03193nam 22007573n 450 991096474150332120251116203113.00-19-028209-60-19-773812-597866107603431-280-76034-60-19-802111-90-19-535919-410.1093/oso/9780195084368.001.0001(CKB)1000000000406087(EBL)431042(OCoLC)437115751(SSID)ssj0000288398(PQKBManifestationID)11207976(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000288398(PQKBWorkID)10382563(PQKB)10380262(SSID)ssj0000334474(PQKBManifestationID)12088582(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000334474(PQKBWorkID)10260292(PQKB)11381932(Au-PeEL)EBL431042(CaPaEBR)ebr11197687(CaONFJC)MIL76034(OCoLC)1406783014(StDuBDS)9780197738122(MiAaPQ)EBC431042(EXLCZ)99100000000040608719931206e20231987 |y |engur|n|---|||||txtccrAgainst the Protestant gnostics /Philip J. LeeNew York ;Oxford University Press,2023.1 online resource (368 p.)Oxford scholarship onlinePreviously issued in print: 1993.0-19-504067-8 0-19-508436-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; PART I: GNOSTICISM IN CONFLICT WITH THE FAITH; 1. Gnosticism as a Type of Religion; 2. Gnosticism as a Heresy; 3. Gnosticism Within the Orthodox Faith; PART II: GNOSTICISM IN ASCENDANCE IN NORTH AMERICA; 4. Alienation: From Gratitude to Despair; 5. Protestant Gnosis: From Holy Event to Private Illumination; 6. Modern Escape-from the Home of the Brave?; 7. Narcissism: From the Sacred Community to the Inner Self; 8. Elitism: From the Many to the Few; 9. Syncretism: From the Particular to the NebulousPART III: GNOSTICISM ESTABLISHED WITHIN NORTH AMERICAN PROTESTANTISM: RESULTS AND REFORM10. Results of a Gnosticized Protestantism; 11. The Degnosticizing of Protestantism: The Renewal of Hope; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; ZThis study finds disturbing parallels between gnosticism and the current state of belief and practice in North American Protestantism. The author attacks both conservatives and liberals as he explores the current state of religion and its impact on the values of society.Oxford scholarship online.GnosticismProtestantism20th centuryGnosticism.Protestantism273.1Lee Philip J.1887819UkUkStDuBDSZStDuBDSZBOOK9910964741503321Against the Protestant gnostics4525571UNINA