Contents of Gnosis #4

	#4: Heresies & Heretics
	"The penetration into the darkness surrounding God - the gulf between one's self and the All - involves the willingness to relinquish the comforting certainties of one's religion and risk heresy, if that is where the path leads." - Jay Kinney, from Heresies 101


	Contents		Spring-Summer 1987
	1 Editorial 2 Letters to the Editor 4 Forum:"The Feminine in Western Spirituality" Our readers and contributors open a new topic for discussion. 7 Introduction: Heresies and Heretics by Jay Kinney 8 Heresies 101 by Jay Kinney Why a little heresy may be good for your soul. 9 A Personal Top Ten Heretics List by David Fideler 11 A Necessary Heresy: Jung's Gnosticism and Contemporary Gnosis by June Singer Encountering gnosticism in history and in the present. 20 The GNOSIS Interview: J. Gordon Melton by Jay Kinney The noted scholar of contemporary religious sects and cults shares his thoughts on theology, heresy, and his own life. 23 The Spiritual Dance by A Traveling Jewish Theatre Ram Dass, Jack Kornfield, Deena Metzger, and Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, in dialogue about Jewish spiritual roots and tasks, and their individual paths. 28 The Legend of the Cathars by Judith Mann An introduction to the medieval heretics of southern France who incurred the wrath of the Inquisition. 30 The Anti-Caliph: A Study in Islamic Heresy by Peter Lamborn Wilson A proposal for reviving ancient mystical heresy derived from Ibn 'Arabi and the Ismaili Assassins. 38 The Solitary Quest by Dixie Tracy-Kinney A look at the fascinating history of hermits in the West. 43 Book Reviews Two Non-Dualist Plays. Part 1: Simon Magus and the Gnostics by Milton Ward Female Fault and Fufillment in Gnosticism by Jorunn Jacobsen Buckley Gurdjieff in the LIght of Tradition by Whitall N. Perry The Noble Traveler: The Life and Writings of O.V.de L. Miloszedited and selected by Christopher Bamford Secret of Secrets: Unwritten Mysteries of Esoteric Qabbalah by Michael-Albion Macdonald Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft by Raymond Buckland The Occult Roots of Nazism by Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke Sufi Vision and Initiation: Meetings with Remarkable Beings by Samuel L. Lewis, edited by Neil Douglas-Klotz Hildegard of Bingen's Scivias translated by Bruce Hozeski, forewords by Matthew Fox and Adelgondis Fuhrkotter Illuminations of Hildegard of Bingen by Hildegard of Bingen, commentary by Matthew Fox Meister Eckhart: Thought and Language by Frank Tobin The Meaning of Love by Vladimir Solovyov, translated by Thomas R. Beyer Commentary on Plato's Symposium on Love by Marsilio Ficino, translated and introduced by Sears Jayne

#4: Heresies & Heretics

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