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Jeffrey J. Kripal is the J. Newton Rayzor Professor of Philosophy and Religious Thought and former chair of the Department of Religious Studies at Rice University in Houston, Texas. His books include Kali's Child, Esalen, Authors of the Impossible, The Serpent's Gift, Mutants and Mystics, The Supernatural (with Whitley Strieber), Secret Body, The Flip: Epiphanies of Mind and the Future of Knowledge, and Superhumanities. He is coauthor, with Elizabeth Krohn, of Changed in a Flash: One Woman's Near-Death Experience and Why a Scholar Thinks It Empowers Us All. His most recent book is How to Think Impossibly: About Souls, UFOs, Time, Belief, and Everything Else. His website is https://jeffreyjkripal.com/

Christianity & Witchcraft: History of Condemnation and Coexistence

Through scriptural interpretations, the perspectives of early Church Fathers, and medieval theological distinctions between ‘white’ and ‘black’ magic, we uncover Christianity’s shifting stance—from condemnation and demonology-fuelled witch hunts to ambivalent tolerance of folk practices. We also examine the rise of ceremonial magic traditions, such as Rosicrucianism and Freemasonry, which attempted to harmonise Christian mysticism with [...]

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