Gnostic Metaphysics in the Dynamics of Foxian Light and the Reunion of the Soul with God
This paper analyses prior scholarship surrounding the emphasis upon, and interpretation of, the moral and ethical dynamic within the Light theology of George Fox, and advances it by suggesting a metaphysical approach which is remarkably similar to that found in Christian (Valentinian) Gnosticism. Th...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2006
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| In: |
Quaker studies
Year: 2006, Volume: 11, Issue: 1, Pages: 71-88 |
| Further subjects: | B
Soul music
B union with God B Christian (Valentinian) Gnosticism B Light B George Fox B Metaphysics B Gnosis |
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| Summary: | This paper analyses prior scholarship surrounding the emphasis upon, and interpretation of, the moral and ethical dynamic within the Light theology of George Fox, and advances it by suggesting a metaphysical approach which is remarkably similar to that found in Christian (Valentinian) Gnosticism. This similarity is particularly illustrated in an examination of Fox's theology pertaining to the nature and disposition of the divine soul and its reunion with God. |
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| ISSN: | 2397-1770 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Quaker studies
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