Near the nexus of Hillhurst Avenue and Sunset and Hollywood boulevards, Bishop Stephan Hoeller has presided since 1977 at Ecclesia Gnostica, the tiny, incense-infused chapel of the Gnostic Society.

Gnosticism is a modern name for a variety of ancient religious ideas and systems, originating in Jewish culture in the first and second century AD. The movement grew from readings of both the Torah ...

Father Thomas Weinandy, OFM Cap., is a member of the Vatican's International Theological Commission, an accomplished professor of theology, and a prolific author. His most recent book is Jesus ...

This week your professor continues a very brief introduction into the early rivals of Christianity. We know of a great many religious cults which existed in ancient times, most of which have vanished ...

Though Gnostic sects faded in the early church, Gnostic ideas have had a long shelf life. This world is not my home. As it stands, that statement reflects the views of a great many orthodox Christians ...

Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Judge it by its cover, and you might imagine that Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code is just another trashy airport novel, with no greater ...