Lost Knowledge of Christ

Did Christianity once teach secret knowledge? Dominic White
argues that the early Church in fact taught a wonderful
wisdom about the cosmos. Christian cosmology offers resources for us
to speak to many of the problems, questions, and issues we face both in
the Church and in society. It does not provide instant answers; rather,
it is in some ways more like the parables of Jesus, stories that challenge
our view of the world and invite us to refl ection and contemplation.
This "lost knowledge" sheds new light on many biblical teachings
and areas of controversy within Christianity: the meaning of repentance;
the mystery of the cross; Jesus' ascent through the heavens;
angels and stars; the body and the feminine; justice and ecology; and
liturgy, art, music, and dance. The Lost Knowledge of Christ shares the
cosmic, psychological, and artistic focus of today's nonreligious spiritualities
and offers some surprising responses.