This is the theme of Harold Bloom's book, "The American Religion." He means that
we believe we have a body of knowledge not known to the body of Christians in
general. I'd suggest reading his book for more information.
"John W. Redelfs" wrote:
> I recently heard Mormonism referred to as American
>I recently heard Mormonism referred to as American gnosticism. What
does
>that mean?
I'm not sure but it sounds like something that is associated with the
ideas and teachings of a progressive religion that has it's own tangents
outside of mainstream thinking. I can see how this term could b
I recently heard Mormonism referred to as American gnosticism. What does
that mean? Does it mean salvation through the acquiring of secret
knowledge? And if that is so, are we not modern gnostics? For we are
taught that gospel knowledge is the most important kind of knowledge and we
call o
