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Alexandrian Gnostic Church — The Alexandrian Gnostic Church is a modern sacramental gnostic community.The AGC describes itself asan Ancient Modern Gnostic Community we honor the transformative power of traditional ritual and practices, while working together to create a… … Wikipedia
American Gnostic Church — The American Gnostic Church is a new religious movement based on the teachings of Aleister Crowley. It was incorporated in November, 1985 by Rev. James M. Martin as an offshoot of the Ordo Templi Baphe Metis, with which it is still associated.… … Wikipedia
Gnostic Mass — A Gnostic Mass is a religious Mass administered by a Gnostic church. Several such churches exist, each with their own Gnostic version of the Mass. Some of these are:* Ecclesia Gnostica has its own Gnostic Mass * Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica s… … Wikipedia
Church History — Ecclesiastical History † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ecclesiastical History I. NATURE AND OFFICE Ecclesiastical history is the scientific investigation and the methodical description of the temporal development of the Church… … Catholic encyclopedia
Gnostic — (n.) 1580s, believer in a mystical religious doctrine of spiritual knowledge, from L.L. Gnosticus, from Late Gk. Gnostikos, noun use of adj. gnostikos knowing, able to discern, from gnostos knowable, from gignoskein to learn, to come to know (see … Etymology dictionary
Gnostic Gospels — The term gnostic gospels refers to gnostic collections of writings about the teachings of Jesus, written around the 2nd century AD. These gospels are not accepted by most mainstream Christians as part of the standard Biblical canon. Rather, they… … Wikipedia
Gnostic Apocalypse of Peter — Gnosticism This article is part of a series on Gnosticism History of Gnosticism … Wikipedia
Gnostic texts — Gnosticism used a number of religious texts that are preserved, in part or whole, in ancient manuscripts or are lost but mentioned critically in Patristic writings.Gnostic textsFull or fragmentaryThese texts exist in surviving manuscripts. *Acts… … Wikipedia
church year — ▪ Christianity Introduction annual cycle of seasons and days observed in the Christian churches in commemoration of the life, death, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ and of his virtues as exhibited in the lives of the saints. Origins of the … Universalium
Church of the Universe — The Assembly of the Church of the Universe, an entheogen religion, was established by Walter Tucker in 1969 in the Canadian province of Ontario. The Church uses marijuana as a sacrament and promotes nudity as a demonstration of human equality.… … Wikipedia
