<!--StartFragment--><p><span>Ferdinand ChristianBaur''s <i>Die Christliche Gnosis,</i> first published in 1835, is considered bymany to be the most important book on Gnosticism published in the nineteenthcentury and is a pivotal work within Baur''s canon. Baur''s unique thesis of alink between ancient and modern religious philosophy, as well as his conceptionof Gnosticism - developed through dialogues with his predecessors andcontemporaries - consolidate <i>Christian Gnosis</i> as an importantcontribution to Christian theology. <o></o:p></span></p><p><span>In this seminalwo