Alastair Logan
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Alastair Logan is senior lecturer at the University of Exeter
in England. He has been at the university since 1972 and is the longest standing member of its department of theology
.
Dr Logan is a Christian scholar and the chair EFC at the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter in Exeter
. He is known for his work regarding Gnosticism
in early Christianity
. His best-known published work is Gnostic Truth, Christian Heresy, in which he works to redact
the Gnostic movement in early Christianity
. Logan ties the Gnostic movement to the worship of Seth
and contends that the main thrust of the different factions was a rebellion against the religion or religions of the Empires in the Ancient World.
University of Exeter
The University of Exeter is a public university in South West England. It belongs to the 1994 Group, an association of 19 of the United Kingdom's smaller research-intensive universities....
in England. He has been at the university since 1972 and is the longest standing member of its department of theology
Theology
Theology is the systematic and rational study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truths, or the learned profession acquired by completing specialized training in religious studies, usually at a university or school of divinity or seminary.-Definition:Augustine of Hippo...
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Dr Logan is a Christian scholar and the chair EFC at the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter in Exeter
Exeter Cathedral
Exeter Cathedral, the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter at Exeter, is an Anglican cathedral, and the seat of the Bishop of Exeter, in the city of Exeter, Devon in South West England....
. He is known for his work regarding Gnosticism
Gnosticism
Gnosticism is a scholarly term for a set of religious beliefs and spiritual practices common to early Christianity, Hellenistic Judaism, Greco-Roman mystery religions, Zoroastrianism , and Neoplatonism.A common characteristic of some of these groups was the teaching that the realisation of Gnosis...
in early Christianity
Christianity
Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...
. His best-known published work is Gnostic Truth, Christian Heresy, in which he works to redact
Redaction
Redaction is a form of editing in which multiple source texts are combined and subjected to minor alteration to make them into a single work. Often this is a method of collecting a series of writings on a similar theme and creating a definitive and coherent work...
the Gnostic movement in early Christianity
Early Christianity
Early Christianity is generally considered as Christianity before 325. The New Testament's Book of Acts and Epistle to the Galatians records that the first Christian community was centered in Jerusalem and its leaders included James, Peter and John....
. Logan ties the Gnostic movement to the worship of Seth
Seth
Seth , in Judaism, Christianity and Islam, is the third listed son of Adam and Eve and brother of Cain and Abel, who are the only other of their children mentioned by name...
and contends that the main thrust of the different factions was a rebellion against the religion or religions of the Empires in the Ancient World.