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250 pages, Paperback
First published August 1, 2002
An ideology that claims absolute knowledge of reality. It characterizes the modern world according to Voegelin. It is engendered by dissatisfaction with the structure of existence as it is and the belief that a new order can be created by implementing a revolutionary plan of action based on gnosis. The new order represents a transformation of human nature and the very structure of existence. (219)