Inner Christianity by 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.Richard Smoley is regarded as one of the world's foremost experts in mystical philosophy. Richard, a Harvard and Oxford graduate, was the editor of Gnosis: A Journal of the Western Inner Traditions for eight years. He is currently the executive editor of The Quest, the Theosophical Society of America's members' newspaper.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781570628108 |
| ISBN 10 | 1570628106 |
| Title | Inner Christianity |
| Author | Richard Smoley |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Shambhala Publications Inc |
| Year published | 2002-10-08 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
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