Tuesday, June 12, 2018

Rejoice and Be Glad - n. 38




CONTEMPORARY GNOSTICISM

An intellect without God and without flesh

38. Certainly this is a superficial conceit: there is much movement on the surface, but the mind is neither deeply moved nor affected. Still, gnosticism exercises a deceptive attraction for some people, since the gnostic approach is strict and allegedly pure, and can appear to possess a certain harmony or order that encompasses everything.


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