A Gnostic Tragedy
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A Gnostic Tragedy
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Author : Kazimiera Ingdahl
language : en
Publisher: Almqvist & Wiksell International
Release Date : 1997
A Gnostic Tragedy written by Kazimiera Ingdahl and has been published by Almqvist & Wiksell International this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Literary Criticism categories.
Apocryphal
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Author : Elisa Gracewell
language : en
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date : 2023-10-08
Apocryphal written by Elisa Gracewell and has been published by Independently Published this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-10-08 with categories.
"In a world where knowledge is heresy and faith is a secret, two lovers find solace and danger in the clandestine practice of Gnostic Christianity. Osher and Abigail embark on a perilous journey to protect the apocryphal texts; sacred scriptures that may hold the divine wisdom rejected by the orthodox Church. Amidst the tyranny of Roman rule and a societal purge of Gnostic believers, they dare to challenge the status quo, armed only with their unique love for each other and the illuminating scriptures that guide them. As the grip of persecution tightens around them, they're left with impossible choices and unfathomable sacrifices. When they are torn apart, Abigail must summon the indomitable strength of her faith to continue alone. Guided by divine wisdom and a burning love that transcends even death, she presses forward on a desolate path; bearing the final hope of her persecuted faith. 'Apocryphal: A Gnostic Tragedy' is an evocative Christian romance steeped in historical and scriptural detail, presenting an alternate spiritual journey that questions the very essence of love, knowledge, and faith. An unforgettable tale of sacrifice and eternal love, it's a poignant testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the transformative power of the divine. Prepare to embark on a voyage through faith's untold facets, where every page is a prayer, and every prayer is a revelation." This is a big step beyond anything Elisa Gracewell has done before, a full sized adventure novel with twists and turns the likes of which you have never seen before. Truly a wild emotional ride from beginning to end! (Warning: Contains several adult and religious themes not normally covered in her usual works)
The Tragedy Of Doctor Gnosis
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Author : Steve Cirrone
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2005
The Tragedy Of Doctor Gnosis written by Steve Cirrone and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with categories.
The Tragedy of Doctor Gnosis reveals that even the most learned of men can fall prey to the desires for love and superficial beauty. Author Steve Cirrone reveals his passion for Renaissance drama in his first full-length play. A modern interpretation of Christopher Marlowe's Doctor Faustas, Cirrone's work carefully adheres to the dramatic principles of the Renaissance period. Skillfully crafted, the language and literary devices used throughout the text reflect the dynamics of dramatists writing during the Elizabethan era. The Tragedy of Doctor Gnosis explores the force of cosmic destiny in the world today by compelling us to examine the human desire for everlasting life against modern concepts of love, superficial beauty, and the divine. As in Marlowe's play, the central conflict in The Tragedy of Doctor Gnosis shows us that self-delusion mixed with exorbitant pride can lead to one's tragic end. The play's powerful drama is rooted in the protagonist's absolute devotion to a young lover--despite its cost to his reputation and his life. The Tragedy of Doctor Gnosis challenges readers and audiences alike to think deeply about consequences when boundaries between self and the divine are erased by a misguided will.
Blood Meridian
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Author : Cormac McCarthy
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2010-08-11
Blood Meridian written by Cormac McCarthy and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-08-11 with Fiction categories.
25th ANNIVERSARY EDITION • From the bestselling author of The Passenger and the Pulitzer Prize–winning novel The Road: an epic novel of the violence and depravity that attended America's westward expansion, brilliantly subverting the conventions of the Western novel and the mythology of the Wild West. Based on historical events that took place on the Texas-Mexico border in the 1850s, Blood Meridian traces the fortunes of the Kid, a fourteen-year-old Tennesseean who stumbles into the nightmarish world where Indians are being murdered and the market for their scalps is thriving. Look for Cormac McCarthy's latest bestselling novels, The Passenger and Stella Maris.
Hans Urs Von Balthasar And The Question Of Tragedy In The Novels Of Thomas Hardy
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Author : Kevin Taylor
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2013-09-26
Hans Urs Von Balthasar And The Question Of Tragedy In The Novels Of Thomas Hardy written by Kevin Taylor and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-26 with Religion categories.
What role do novels, drama, and tragedy play within Christian thought and living? The twentieth century Catholic theologian Hans Urs von Balthasar addressed these questions using tragic drama. For him, Christ was the true tragic hero of the world who exceeded all tragic literature and experience. Balthasar demonstrated how ancient, pre-Christian tragedy and Renaissance works contained important Christian concepts, but he critiqued modern novels as failing to be either truly tragic or Christian. By examining the tragic novels of Thomas Hardy on their own terms, we have an important counterpoint to Balthasar's argument that the novel is too prosaic for theological reflection. Hardy's novels are an apt pairing for examination and critique, as they are both classically and biblically influenced, as well as contemporary.The larger implication for Balthasar's theology is that his innovations in theological aesthetics and tragedy must be expanded in the light of modernity and the tragic novel.
A Bloody And Barbarous God
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Author : Petra Mundik
language : en
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Release Date : 2016-05-15
A Bloody And Barbarous God written by Petra Mundik and has been published by University of New Mexico Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-15 with Literary Criticism categories.
A Bloody and Barbarous God investigates the relationship between gnosticism, a system of thought that argues that the cosmos is evil and that the human spirit must strive for liberation from manifest existence, and the perennial philosophy, a study of the highest common factor in all esoteric religions, and how these traditions have influenced the later novels of Cormac McCarthy, namely, Blood Meridian, All the Pretty Horses, The Crossing, Cities of the Plain, No Country for Old Men, and The Road. Mundik argues that McCarthy continually strives to evolve an explanatory theodicy throughout his work, and that his novels are, to a lesser or greater extent, concerned with the meaning of human existence in relation to the presence of evil and the nature of the divine.
This Tragic Gospel
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Author : Louis A. Ruprecht, Jr.
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2008-07-23
This Tragic Gospel written by Louis A. Ruprecht, Jr. and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-07-23 with Religion categories.
This Tragic Gospel suggests that the "Gospel" of John intended to supplant the first three gospels and succeeded in gaining undue influence on the early churches. This study focuses on the tragic moment when Jesus prays for deliverance from his impending death in the garden of Gethsemane. Ruprecht contends that John rewrote this scene in order to convey a very different dramatic meaning from the one reflected in Mark's gospel. In John's version, not only did Jesus not pray to be spared, he actually mocked this prayer, embracing his imminent demise with godlike confidence. Ruprecht believes that this dramatic reinterpretation undermined the tragedy of Jesus's death as Mark imagined it and so paved the way for the development of a kind of Christianity that focused far less on compassion in the face of human suffering. John's Jesus offers the faithful food so that they will never hunger, water so that they will never thirst, and the promise of a world in which no faithful person ever sheds a tear. Mark's Christians do suffer, but they witness to suffering and death differently...with compassion. Mark's Christ suffers, like all Christians after him, but he embodies a tragic hope in the promise of a faith shored up by love and compassion.
The Gospel Of Mary Magdalene
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Author : Joseph Lumpkin
language : en
Publisher: Fifth Estate Incorporated
Release Date : 2006-05-25
The Gospel Of Mary Magdalene written by Joseph Lumpkin and has been published by Fifth Estate Incorporated this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-05-25 with Religion categories.
The story of Mary empowers us. To many, she is the captive, possessed, enslaved, caught in the midst of crime and tragedy, but at once redeemed, set free, and loved by God himself. She is hope and triumph. She represents the power of truth and love to change the life of the lowest and most powerless of us. She is you and me in search of God. The Gospel of mary Magdalene serves to shake our concepts and assumptions of early Christianity. Did Jesus give Mary special and personal knowledge and teaching? Did he take Mary to be his wife? Could the couple have produced children? Gnostic theology leaves open the possibility. Peter said to Mary; "Sister we know that the Savior loved you more than all other women. Tell us the words of the Savior that you remember and know, but we have not heard and do not know. Mary answered him and said; "I will tell you what He hid from you." The Gospel of Mary Magdalene
Facing The Fiend
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Author : Eva Marta Baillie
language : en
Publisher: Lutterworth Press
Release Date : 2014-09-25
Facing The Fiend written by Eva Marta Baillie and has been published by Lutterworth Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-25 with Literary Criticism categories.
Satan is not a theological concept, but a literary construct. 'Facing the Fiend' places the character within a well-defined literary tradition. Satan is established to be a highly ambiguous figure, who plays a central narrative role in a wide variety of texts. Acknowledging that the character of the devil is inherently problematic, Eva Marta Baillie deftly argues that the Satan of the Christian faith can be best understood 'phenomenologically' - through his roles and functions in stories. The author goeson to construct a detailed and wide-ranging picture of Satan's depictions in literature, presented with persuasive flair and a strong command of the subject matter. Discourse similarly touches upon wider issues of evil, and how it too is best understood in a literary context. 'Facing the Fiend' offers an intriguing insight into the cultural representations of Satan, making for a thought-provoking and engaging read. Such a comprehensive study will appeal to those with an academic interest in the relationship between theology and literature, as well as to the general reader curious about the portrayal of religion in works of fiction.
On Tragedy And Transcendence
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Author : Khegan M. Delport
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2021-10-08
On Tragedy And Transcendence written by Khegan M. Delport and has been published by Wipf and Stock Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-08 with Religion categories.
From the time of Plato’s proposed expulsion of the poets, tragedy has repeatedly proposed a challenge to philosophical and theological certainties. This is apparent already in early Christianity amongst leading figures during the patristic age. But this raises the question: Why was the theme of tragedy still accepted and deployed throughout the history of Christianity nevertheless? Is this merely an accident or is there something more substantial at play? Can Christian theology take the tragic seriously? Must Christianity ultimately deny the tragic to be coherent, or might it be able to sustain its negativity? Some like George Steiner, David Bentley Hart, and John Milbank have doubts about such a coherency, but others think differently. This book aims to examine this debate, laying out the lines of disagreement and continuing tensions. Through a critical examination of the work of Donald MacKinnon and the eminent Christian thinker Rowan Williams, the book aims to show that there is a path for reconciling the claims of Christian orthodoxy and the experience of tragedy, one that is able to maintain a metaphysical foundation for both real transcendence and unfolding historicity, without denying either.