Wisdom's Children: A Christian Esoteric TraditionState University of New York Press, 30 בספט׳ 1999 - 370 עמודים The first book in English to provide an in-depth introduction to the Christian theosophic tradition that began with Jacob Bo¬hme, Wisdom's Children brings us into a startling new world of experiential spirituality that is in fact the Christian equivalent of Sufism and Kabbalism. With biographic introductions to major theosophers and detailed discussions of theosophic authors such as John Pordage, Jane Leade, Dionysius Freher, and Johann Gichtel—as well as a survey of their major theosophic cosmological and metaphysical teachings—this book is an indispensable guide to the hidden history of Protestantism and its ramifications today. With chapters discussing theosophy in relation to Gnosticism, magic, astrology, alchemy, and other Western esoteric traditions, Wisdom's Children is situated solidly in its historical context using primary works from the tradition itself. The book also provides unexpected insights into how this modern gnostic tradition speaks to us today, and suggests how this tradition could spark a "new Renaissance" to link spirituality, the arts, and the sciences in a new and encompassing vision. |
מתוך הספר
תוצאות 1-5 מתוך 49
עמוד viii
... Heart 15 The Physiology of the Soul 169 177 16 Turning Wrath into Love 197 17 Penetrating the Merely Astral 207 PART FOUR CONTEXTS 18 Theosophy and Gnosticism 219 19 Alchemy and Theosophy 235 20 Theosophy and Chivalry 247 21 Theosophy ...
... Heart 15 The Physiology of the Soul 169 177 16 Turning Wrath into Love 197 17 Penetrating the Merely Astral 207 PART FOUR CONTEXTS 18 Theosophy and Gnosticism 219 19 Alchemy and Theosophy 235 20 Theosophy and Chivalry 247 21 Theosophy ...
עמוד 8
... of God , or the princes of the Angels , " while the Sun " is the king and the heart of all things of this world , and so rightly signifies the Son of God . " Here Böhme is developing a principle that in fact guides 8 HISTORY.
... of God , or the princes of the Angels , " while the Sun " is the king and the heart of all things of this world , and so rightly signifies the Son of God . " Here Böhme is developing a principle that in fact guides 8 HISTORY.
עמוד 9
... Heart , or the Son of God in his center . " Those were not empty words in Genesis , Böhme tells us , that said God created man in his image . " But just as there is a wrath or fierceness in nature , so too there is a wrath in the human ...
... Heart , or the Son of God in his center . " Those were not empty words in Genesis , Böhme tells us , that said God created man in his image . " But just as there is a wrath or fierceness in nature , so too there is a wrath in the human ...
עמוד 11
... heart of everything , and discern what essence , virtue , and property it has , in creatures , earth , stones , trees , herbs , in all moveable and immoveable things . " 15 Böhme tells us , further , that he has an obligation to set ...
... heart of everything , and discern what essence , virtue , and property it has , in creatures , earth , stones , trees , herbs , in all moveable and immoveable things . " 15 Böhme tells us , further , that he has an obligation to set ...
עמוד 19
... heart receives joy . But she does not immediately enter into the marriage bed with the soul , nor does she immediately awaken the corrupted heav- enly image that was lost in Paradise . This is dangerous for humanity , for since Adam and ...
... heart receives joy . But she does not immediately enter into the marriage bed with the soul , nor does she immediately awaken the corrupted heav- enly image that was lost in Paradise . This is dangerous for humanity , for since Adam and ...
תוכן
3 | |
Jane Leade the Philadelphians and the Doctrine | 57 |
Dionysius Andreas Freher Allen Leppington and William Law | 79 |
Johannes Kelpius and Pennsylvania Theosophy | 93 |
Christopher Walton and His Theosophic College | 113 |
PART | 127 |
The Divine Emanation of Worlds | 135 |
Spiritual Regeneration | 142 |
Theosophy and Gnosticism | 219 |
Alchemy and Theosophy | 235 |
Theosophy and Chivalry | 247 |
Theosophy Herbal Medicine Magic and Astrology | 259 |
Theosophy and Modern Science | 277 |
Toward a New Psychology | 283 |
Hierohistory and Metahistory | 293 |
Revelation Authority and the Apostolic Tradition | 309 |
The Science of Imagination | 157 |
The Eye in the Heart | 169 |
PLATES FOLLOW CHAPTER 14 PAGE | 176 |
Frontispiece from Böhme The Way to Christ from Theosophia | 176 |
The Physiology of the Soul | 177 |
Turning Wrath into Love | 197 |
Penetrating the Merely Astral | 207 |
CONCLUSION | 319 |
NOTES | 327 |
Angelology and Paradise | 339 |
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY | 353 |
INDEX | 367 |
מהדורות אחרות - הצג הכל
Wisdom's Children: A Christian Esoteric Tradition <span dir=ltr>Arthur Versluis</span> תצוגה מקדימה מוגבלת - 1999 |
Wisdom's Children: A Christian Esoteric Tradition <span dir=ltr>Arthur Versluis</span> תצוגה מקדימה מוגבלת - 1999 |
מונחים וביטויים נפוצים
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