Basing himself principally upon the teachings of Saint Paul and the Clementine Stromata, the author begins the present treatise by distinguishing the idea of gnosis in nascent Christianity From its Gnostic counterfeit.
He has authored six books and numerous articles, and is today widely recognized as a leading authority in these twin fields..
Soon however his center of interest shifted From the pursuit of science to the critique of scientism and the rediscovery of metaphysics as a theological discipline.
Smith pursued a professorial career in that field. in mathematics From Columbia University, Dr.
After receiving a Ph.
D.
During this period he gained recognition for his pioneering papers on the effect of diffusion fields, which provided a theoretical solution to the so-called re-entry problem for space flight. From Purdue, following which he spent three years at Bell Aircraft Corporation as an aerodynamicist.
Wolfgang Smith broaches a vast range of subjects with a mastery that bespeaks an immense culture.--Jean Borella Here is that rare person who is equally at home with Eckhart and Einstein, Heraclitus and Heisenberg!--Harry Oldmeadow Wolfgang Smith is as important a thinker as our times boast.--Huston Smith After graduating From Cornell University at age eighteen with majors in physics, mathematics and philosophy, Wolfgang Smith took an M.
S.
What emerges are the outlines of a Trinitarian nondualism definitive of Christian gnosis.
The same considerations, however, which invalidate naïve cosmology, have bearing on the theological notion of creatio ex nihilo as well; it is this crucial recognition that leads the author to consider alternative formulations within the Judeo-Christian tradition: From Christian Kabbalah to Jacob Boehme and Meister Eckhart.
He then considers the implications of authentic gnosis for cosmology, a question that connects intimately with his earlier studies, notably his ground-breaking work regarding the interpretation of quantum theory.
Basing himself principally upon the teachings of Saint Paul and the Clementine Stromata, the author begins the present treatise by distinguishing the idea of gnosis in nascent Christianity From its Gnostic counterfeit
