LEADER 03193nam 22007573n 450 001 9910964741503321 005 20251116203113.0 010 $a0-19-028209-6 010 $a0-19-773812-5 010 $a9786610760343 010 $a1-280-76034-6 010 $a0-19-802111-9 010 $a0-19-535919-4 024 7 $a10.1093/oso/9780195084368.001.0001 035 $a(CKB)1000000000406087 035 $a(EBL)431042 035 $a(OCoLC)437115751 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000288398 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11207976 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000288398 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10382563 035 $a(PQKB)10380262 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000334474 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12088582 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000334474 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10260292 035 $a(PQKB)11381932 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL431042 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11197687 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL76034 035 $a(OCoLC)1406783014 035 $a(StDuBDS)9780197738122 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC431042 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000406087 100 $a19931206e20231987 |y | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAgainst the Protestant gnostics /$fPhilip J. Lee 210 1$aNew York ;$cOxford University Press,$d2023. 215 $a1 online resource (368 p.) 225 1 $aOxford scholarship online 300 $aPreviously issued in print: 1993. 311 08$a0-19-504067-8 311 08$a0-19-508436-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; 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 Nebulous 327 $aPART 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; Z 330 8 $aThis study finds disturbing parallels between gnosticism and the current state of belief and practice in North American Protestantism. The author attacks both conservatives and liberals as he explores the current state of religion and its impact on the values of society. 410 0$aOxford scholarship online. 606 $aGnosticism 606 $aProtestantism$y20th century 615 0$aGnosticism. 615 0$aProtestantism 676 $a273.1 700 $aLee$b Philip J.$01887819 801 0$bUk 801 1$bUk 801 2$bStDuBDSZ 801 2$bStDuBDSZ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910964741503321 996 $aAgainst the Protestant gnostics$94525571 997 $aUNINA