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