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Friday, March 16, 2012

Esotericism and Political Theology

Author James Kelley explores alchemy as an important aspect of inquiry in Western Civilization in "Anatomyzing Divinity: Studies in Science, Esotericism and Political Theology".  The book is an attempt to afford the reader rare insights into the history and meaning of Western esotericism. Kelley is interviewed in the following podcast by Gnostic Media...

http://www.gnosticmedia.com/james-kelley-interview-alchemy-the-trinity-and-the-great-work-139/#.T2MHG7BfHZc.facebook

Kelley is currently conducting research on the history of Western esotericism at the University of Oklahoma’s History of Science Collections. His previous publications include: “A Realism of Glory: Lectures on Christology in the Works of Protopresbyter John Romanides” (Rollinsford, N.H.: Orthodox Research Institute, 2009); and “Anthropos: New Studies” (forthcoming).

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