Hiya - Randy
The essay I am researching will concern whether there is any evidence that there was a gnostic universalism in the first three centuries C.E. that was the basis for Christian universalism. I’m actually very confident that there is little or no evidence for this .
As far as Bohme is concerned - he is a fascinating figure - but he’ll be beyond the scope of what I’m writing abour this time.I know that Robin Parry is considering Bohme in his new book.
Yes, I understand. Boehme is certainly not a universalist. And he does have some stuff, that’s a bit “far out”. Like the fall was necessary. Thanks for the long reply. I still like Boehme, however.
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I think it’s about Christian Universalism since the Reformation - or at least that is one of the topics being covered Qaz 
I’ve no idea when it is coming out. Someone has given the link above to his initial response to Michael McClymond where he mentions the forthcoming book .
With Bohme - just because he wasn’t a universalist doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t find admirable qualities in him; I agree. I actually find him quite difficult to read, and the same goes for his followers (as I said I have read, or tried to read the Wisdom anthology by Versluis - and it was hard going for me). Ummm - I find Gnostic Gospels easier to understand because I started reading about them a long time ago; and that’s influenced my choice if topic I guess I do know that his appeal to people like William Law who in turn influenced George MacDonald is that he offered a stron alternative to the mechanistic picture of the universe promoted by Deists during the Enlightenment.