Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-336) and index.
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Gnosticism as a type of religion -- Gnosticism as a heresy -- Gnosticism within the orthodox faith -- Alienation : from gratitude to despair -- Protestant gnosis : from holy event to private illumination -- Modern escape--from the home of the brave? -- Narcissism : from the sacred community to the inner self -- Elitism : from the many to the few -- Syncretism : from the particular to the nebulous -- Results of a gnosticized Protestantism -- The degnosticizing of Protestantism : the renewal of hope.