Esoteric Christianity: Or the Lesser MysteriesThe Floating Press, 1 mag 2009 - 337 pagine Religious historian Annie Besant offers a new take on standard Christian doctrine and practice in Esoteric Christianity. Building on the precept that Christianity is actually a mystery religion (i.e., one that relies on the inner knowledge or Gnosis of a spiritual teacher or mystic), this book explores some of the connections between Christianity and practices such as alchemy, astrology, and ritual magic, and discusses the implications of these points of correspondence. |
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Chapter IV The Historical Christ | 98 |
Chapter V The Mythic Christ | 117 |
Chapter VI The Mystic Christ | 136 |
Chapter VII The Atonement | 153 |
Chapter IX The Trinity | 199 |
Chapter X Prayer | 216 |
Chapter XI The Forgiveness of Sins | 235 |
Chapter XII Sacraments | 253 |
Chapter XIII Sacraments Continued | 270 |
Chapter XIV Revelation | 288 |
Afterword | 302 |
Endnotes | 304 |
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