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Tag: syncretism

  • The Syncretic Combinations of the Monotheistic Religions

    The Syncretic Combinations of the Monotheistic Religions

    “To connect the Mosaic Religion with the Mysteries is to wrest from the Church its position, and to show that the Old Testament is the result of human effort…” (Samuel F. Dunlap. 1860. Sōd: The Mysteries of Adonai, pg. iii) “The work of the Old Testament is the first offshoot from the Mysteries; the New Testament…

  • The Meaning of Pistis and the Science of Gnosis

    The Meaning of Pistis and the Science of Gnosis

    The writings of Christian authors and theologians about those called Gnostics and Gnosticism often indicate insecurity and fear of it as a legitimate threat, even after attaining victory over it. I will demonstrate what I mean. Bible Hub explains, that “gnṓsis (“applied-knowledge”) is only as accurate (reliable) as the relationship it derives from.” It adds, “the…

  • Lewis Loflin’s “Debunking Theosophy”

    Lewis Loflin’s Debunking Theosophy and Psychological Manipulation and Society (Joseph P. Szimhart’s review) are two critiques of the Theosophical Society, high in the index. The link is there to review. A common criticism in religious and historical research on Modern Theosophy — since its first expositions in Sinnett’s Esoteric Buddhism — is that Theosophy is a “hyper-syncretistic religion.”…