Stephan A Hoeller

Gnosticism developed alongside Judeo-Christianity over two thousand years ago, but with an important difference: It emphasizes, not faith, but direct perception of God--Gnosticism being derived from the Greek word gnosis, meaning "knowledge." Given the controversial premise that one can know God directly, the history of Gnosticism is an unfolding drama of passion, political intrigue, martyrdom, and mystery. Dr. Hoeller traces this fascinating story...

The speaker is an author and scholar specializing in Gnosticism and Jungian psychology and a bishop of the Ecclesia Gnostica Church in Hollywood, California. The seminar was presented as a part of the Olcott School of Theosophy held at the Theosophical Society in America in Wheaton, Illinois.

"In October 2009, the launch of The Red Book: Liber Novus generated unprecedented interest and excitement. Although Jung worked on this book from 1914-30, it was never published. In this workshop, Dr. Hoeller presents a concise statement of the content and import of this epochal work."--Container.

The Hermetic and Gnostic traditions as they relate to Theosophy are discussed during the 109th Annual Meeting and Summer School of the Theosophical Society in America.

Linda Jo Pym interviews Dr. Stephan Hoeller on the significance of Gnosticism within present-day Christianity, especially as it relates to the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Nag Hammadi manuscripts, and the writings of psychologist C.G. Jung.