Inner Christianity a guide to the esoteric tradition 1st Edition by Richard Smoley ISBN 1570628106 978-1570628108

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ISBN 10: 1570628106
ISBN 13:  978-1570628108
Author: Richard Smoley

An eye-opening introduction to the complex world of esoteric Christianity—perfect for the general reader

This guide to mystical and esoteric Christianity speaks from a nonsectarian point of view, unearthing insights from the whole of the Christian tradition, orthodox and heretical, famous and obscure. The esoteric tradition has traditionally searched for meanings that would yield a deeper inner knowledge of the divine. While traditional Christianity draws a timeline from Adam’s Fall to the Day of Judgment, the esoteric often sees time as folding in on itself, bringing every point to the here and now. While the Church fought bitterly over dogma, the esoteric borrowed freely from other traditions—Kabbalah, astrology, and alchemy—in their search for metaphors of inner truth.

Rather than basing his book around exponents of esoteric doctrine, scholar Richard Smoley concentrates on the questions that are of interest to every searching Christian. How can one attain direct spiritual experience? What does “the Fall” really tell us about coming to terms with the world we live in? Can we find salvation in everyday life? How can we ascend, spiritually, through the various levels of existence? What was Christ’s true message to humankind? From the Gospel of Thomas to A Course in Miracles, from the Jesus Prayer to alchemy and Tarot, from Origen to Dante to Jung, Richard Smoley sheds the light of an alternative Christianity on these issues and more.

Inner Christianity a guide to the esoteric tradition 1st Table of contents:

Part One: History

1. Threads of a Hidden Teaching

Part Two: The Vision

2. The World and the Fall

3. Salvation and Gnosis

4. The Second Birth

5. Cosmology

6. The Gospels and the Work of Christ

7. The Feminine Face of God

Part Three: Expressions

8. Spiritual Practices

9. Love, Evil, and Forgiveness

10. Symbols and Sacraments

11. The Secret Church

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