“Bishop Irenaeus of Lyons, a fierce opponent of the Gnostics, attacked them for their spiritual and literary creativity, accusing them of producing a new gospel every day. Implicit in his statements was the view that where such a wealth of… — Stephan A. Hoeller Copy Share
“Marcion did not accept Mark, Matthew, Luke, and John as trustworthy, for he saw many corruptions, interpolations, and falsifications in them. And if Marcion was critical of the New Testament, he was downright hostile toward the Old Testament, even suggesting… — Stephan A. Hoeller Copy Share Image
“Gnostics (and Buddhists) have often been labeled pessimists and world haters because of their willingness to look the dark face of the world in… — Stephan A. Hoeller Copy Share Image
“Among philosophical tendencies, existentialism owes much to Gnosticism, and today an increasing number of folk in many walks of life profess to being Gnostic.” — Stephan A. Hoeller Copy Share Image
“The created world, including a major portion of the human mind, is seen as evil by the Gnostic primarily because it distracts consciousness away… — Stephan A. Hoeller Copy Share Image
“Bishop Irenaeus of Lyons, a fierce opponent of the Gnostics, attacked them for their spiritual and literary creativity, accusing them of producing a new gospel every day. Implicit in his statements was the view that where such a wealth of diverse imagery, myth, and teaching exists there can be no coherent doctrine equivalent to the dogma and canon of the… — Stephan A. Hoeller Copy Share
I must admit that many humans have a strong need to perceive life as in some sense benign and potentially happy. It is also… — Stephan A. Hoeller Copy Share Image
Human beings are not on earth to be citizens, or taxpayers, or socially engineered pawns of other human beings; rather they are here in… — Stephan A. Hoeller Copy Share Image
“Gnosticism is a system of thought based on interior, psychospiritual experience. This being the case, it is not surprising that Gnosticism emphasizes states of… — Stephan A. Hoeller Copy Share Image
“To sum up, salvation to the Gnostic means not reconciliation with an angry God by way of the death of his son, but rather… — Stephan A. Hoeller Copy Share Image
“Marcion did not accept Mark, Matthew, Luke, and John as trustworthy, for he saw many corruptions, interpolations, and falsifications in them. And if Marcion… — Stephan A. Hoeller Copy Share Image
