A Perennial Digression

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Gnosticism and the Otherself

Gnosticism and the Otherself

A follow-up to "Otherworlds" with David Bentley Hart

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Oct 09, 2021
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I am kicking myself that, in our recent conversation on gnosticism, I did not mention that, in my humble opinion, The Dark Crystal is probably the senior gnostic fantasy of quality to be produced in our age, cinematically speaking. Several factors coalesced to secure this outcome, but most of them are simply different auspices under which to speak…

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