REL 348 - Gnosticism

Institution:

Saint Catharine College (CLOSED)

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Description:

This course examines the philosophical/religious tradition that developed within and alongside early Christianity. The "Gnostics" believed that personal insight into truthand the subsequent transformation of oneself into a "person of knowledge" is what it takes to attainsalvation, rather than merely "faith." This course evaluates many Gnostic texts including The Gospels ofThomas, Philip, Mary, and Truth, The Apocryphon of John, The Apocalypses of Adam and Peter, The Prayer of the Apostle Paul, The Acts of Peter and the Twelve Apostles, etc. This course also examines several texts of the early Church fathers and their attempt to brand Gnosticism as heresy. This serves as a religious studies course, as it examines the development of early Christianity in light of the Gnostic religious perspective. This also serves as a philosophy course, as it examines the metaphysical, epistemological, cosmological, and moral philosophical components of Gnostic teachings.

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3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.sccky.edu

Phone Number:

(859) 336-5082

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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