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Gnosticism and early Christian alternatives: Questions Worth Asking: Ask the questions that Gnostic thinkers themselves wrestled with: If God is good, why is the world broken? Can we truly know the divine? Is salvation personal transformation or cosmic rescue? Let their wrestling sharpen your own thinking.

Explore the profound questions that shaped early Christianity. Discover how Gnostic thinkers wrestled with divine goodness, cosmic mystery, and salvation—a

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Concepts in this course
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Dance and Movement as Spiritual Practice
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Intoxication as Gnosis and Ecstatic Union
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Love as Transgressive Divine Law
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Spiritual Union Through Annihilation of Self
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The Beloved as Divine Knowledge
AI prompts in this course
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What Would You Tell Someone Just Starting with Gnosticism and early Christian alternatives?
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The Moment Gnosticism and early Christian alternatives Changed for You
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If You're Honest About Gnosticism and early Christian alternatives...
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A Hard Question About Gnosticism and early Christian alternatives
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What Do You Actually Want with Gnosticism and early Christian alternatives?
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