Gnosticism

We get into trouble ... When we confuse this broader meaning of the word 'gnosis' ['an integral, participational knowledge'] with a late and specifically Greek heresy that began to affect Christianity during the second and third centuries and became the subject of considerable fulminations from the early church fathers. In this more restricted usage, Gnosticism is dualistic, top-heavy with nouns ... And metaphysically complex, and it tends to confuse integral knowing with esoteric information, often conveyed through secret initiatic rituals. In this sense, sophiology is definitely not Gnostic.

The Wisdom Jesus/Cynthia Bourgeault, p 22Sent with Writer.