by Miguel Conner | Nov 16, 2016 | Blog posts
We’re very proud to announce the release of Other Voices of Gnosticism, the follow-up to the critically acclaimed Voices of Gnosticism. As with the first book, this is a collection of the brightest and best voices in Gnostic studies. We continue understanding...
by Miguel Conner | Nov 15, 2016 | Blog posts
One of the most impactful releases in Gnostic studies in years is the recent The Gnostic New Age by April DeConick. As Birger Pearson writes, the book is a “paradigm shift in our understanding of religion, breaking new ground in scholarship on Gnosticism.” I certainly...
by Miguel Conner | Oct 13, 2016 | Blog posts
According to the Gospel of Philip, ignorance is the greatest of sins, the “Mother of all evil.” When looking at the eroding psyche and spine of western civilization in the 21st century, it’s hard not to see that the Gnostics had a point; as an example, in the last few...
by Miguel Conner | Oct 6, 2016 | Blog posts
The concept of Gnosticism has intrigued and confounded scholars long after the ancient heretics stormed the Greco-Roman scene with their radical, counterculture faith. Some academics have even proposed that Gnosticism never existed, merely part of the malleable stream...
by Miguel Conner | Sep 22, 2016 | Blog posts
A main reason I was attracted to Gnosticism was its original, intricate, and potent mythology. It felt like spiritual wasabi to my Daemonic senses. As Erik Davis wrote, Gnosticism had that “an almost sci-fi sensibility of ‘alien gods’ and supramundane universes of...