The Delirious Pumpkins of Valentinus (Gnosticism & Irenaeus)
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This week, I talk about St Irenaeus of Lyon and his work Against the Heresies -- you can't leave the fertile second century without him! And you can't discuss him without Gnostics. Furthermore, you can't really do the history of ancient Christianity without Gnosticism, either. From these two and the differences between them, I launch into a discussion of the repercussions as far as mysticism is concerned.
Works of Irenaeus
Against the Heresies: https://ccel.org/ccel/irenaeus/against_heresies_i/anf01
The Scandal of the Incarnation: Irenaeus Against the Heresies, Selected and Introduced by Hans Urs von Balthasar. Ignatius Press.
On the Apostolic Preaching. Trans. John Behr. SVS Press, 1997.
Secondary Works Referenced
Aulen, Gustav. Christus Victor.
McGuckin, John Anthony. The Path of Christianity: The First Thousand Years. IVP Academic, 2017.
Webber, Robert E. Ancient-Future Faith. Baker Academic.
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