12∞ · Question 11.5.5
What did Christianity lose by sidelining its mystics?
The experience at its center. When direct encounter with God was treated as suspect and replaced by assent to doctrine, faith became a matter of holding correct opinions.
From the book 12∞ Twelve to Infinity by D.R. Davenport. The full answer is free to read with an iBelieve account.
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- Part
- 11: How Humanity Got Here
- Gate
- 11.5: Religion's Shadow and Light
- In print
- Page 370
- ← 11.5.4 · What happens to a faith when its institutions gain wealth and power?
- 11.5.6 → · Why has Christianity splintered into so many groups?
- All of Part 11
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