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Vestiges of Christianity is a news blog maintained under the direction of Bishop Bryan D. Ouellette, Ph.D., SOSM. Our goal is to reconcile ancient Christian theology with contemporary orthodox Christian practices and understandings. Our praxis carries with it a strong eastern liturgical focus while maintaining a freedom of spirituality that is true to ancient Christian ideology. We welcome anyone who desires to discover gnosis through the expression of early Christianity. We use the word "gnosis" with the intention to reflect its original meaning of soteriological knowledge, mystical wisdom and spiritual realization. While we encourage a working philosophical comprehension of Classical Gnosticism from antiquity, we are not a Gnostic or reconstructionist church. Our theology is orthodox, our approach, furthermore, is mystically liberating.

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

The Greater Atlanta Esoteric Christian Community

For nearly 2,000 years, Christians (originally called ‘Followers of the Way’) have struggled to integrate the mysteries of the Christian faith into both their daily lives and their spiritual traditions. While many have assembled various institutions of Christianity in order to facilitate a cohesive environment for the protection of "truth", the mysteries themselves have eroded into dogmatism and rigidity. The Greater Atlanta Esoteric Christian Community was founded to resurrect the original spirit of these 'Followers of the Way' and also to support an open, non-dogmatic Christian diversity that explores the very heart of spirituality itself. Ours is a mission of philosophical, theological, and mystical diversity. While we give precedence to the canonical scriptures and traditional writings of the Church Fathers, we openly explore the theologies of Catholicism, Orthodoxy, the Gnostics, the Ebionites, the Marcionites, the Naasseenes , the Taoist Christians, as well as many other Christian and non-Christian paths including Buddhism. Because we serve also as an independent Catholic Church with valid apostolic succession, members of our group will have optional access to the seven sacraments, including liturgical events and prayer groups in additional to the primary study group. We invite anyone with a sincere desire to deepen one’s own faith, while also risking a direct experience with God, to join. One need not be a traditional Christian or even a Christian. All that is necessary is a willingness to explore.

Join now: The Greater Atlanta Esoteric Christian Community


2 comments:

rayan said...

I rayan,39 am a psychic medium, bisexaul. Hope to see a non protestant(belif in he Trinity power of the cross, communication with angels) GLBT welcoming Church that weclome prophetic & psyhcic mediumship & gnostic preaching theology. Mary Magdalene & Thoams(jésus twin) as apostles , Phillip. hope to see a esoteric/gnostic chrcistian ministry in Cananda also..a Gnostic theology(non interfiath)

rayan said...

Need a Church esoteric theology opne to prophetic gifts and same sex marriage. The whole enuch(modern day transgendered is denyed) Needa Church ministry open to sexaulity-prosexaulity what Evangel Phillip taught..
when you marry gender doesn``t matter. Jesus taught lust after me i grec text 4th century..Saint Irenauis(irene) was a gnostic christain and yes supported same sex marriage!