Histories of the Hidden God: Concealment and Revelation in Western Gnostic, Esoteric, and Mystical Traditions

Book Overview

In Western religious traditions, God is conventionally conceived as a humanlike creator, lawgiver, and king, a being both accessible and actively present in history. Yet there is a concurrent and strong tradition of a God who actively hides. The two traditions have led to a tension between a God who is simultaneously accessible to humanity and yet inaccessible, a God who is both immanent and transcendent, present and absent. Western Gnostic, esoteric,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 184465687X
• ISBN13: 9781844656875
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.2" x 9.3"