by Miguel Conner | Sep 20, 2017 | Blog posts
Gnostic writings are notable in many ways, from their visionary but gritty view of the universe to the mercurial way they waged spiritual guerrilla war against the gods and their earthly servants.Another notable aspect of Gnostic writings is their abundant, broad...
by Miguel Conner | Aug 24, 2017 | Blog posts
The first part of Gnosticism in Islam focused on the Gnostic-themed sayings of Jesus found in Muslim tradition, as well as the theories on how Gnosticism found its way into the pan-Arabic civilization of the Middle Ages. The second part deals with Islamic Gnosticism...
by Miguel Conner | Jul 13, 2017 | Blog posts
By Robert Price Who Dares? As far back as the fourth-century faction of the Alogoi who wanted to bar the Fourth Gospel from the emerging New Testament canon,[i] the Gospel of John has now and again been suspected of being Gnostic in character. The greatest...
by Miguel Conner | Apr 17, 2017 | Blog posts
By Alex RiveraI punched a hole through time and space. The frozen. The evil spirits were ashamed. One cold winter night, I had a dream. A very special dream vision. In it, Jesus Christ himself appeared to me. He was hooded, in white, bright, glowing Shepherd’s...
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...