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The '''Order of the Living Christ''' was an attempt to merge [[Christianity]] and [[Theosophy]]. The group believed in reincarnation, but adopted the externals of Anglo-Catholicism (traditional Anglicanism). They revered the works of [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky]] and her associates, but also had a deep fascination with early Christian mysticism. Members saw it as perfectly acceptable to be a part of the Order and still participate in the life of, for instance, the Episcopal Church.<ref>Post on [http://blavatskynews.blogspot.com/2010/08/orthodoxy-and-theosophy-vera-johnston.html# Orthodoxy and Theosophy: the Vera Johnston story] at Blavatsky News Blog</ref> | The '''Order of the Living Christ''' was an attempt to merge [[Christianity]] and [[Theosophy]]. The group believed in reincarnation, but adopted the externals of Anglo-Catholicism (traditional Anglicanism). They revered the works of [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky]] and her associates, but also had a deep fascination with early Christian mysticism. Members saw it as perfectly acceptable to be a part of the Order and still participate in the life of, for instance, the Episcopal Church. | ||
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In the 1920s Genevieve Ludlow Griscom (wife of the industrialist Clement Acton Griscom) bought a property in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, New York, and built a religious retreat, Chapel Farm, which became the center of activity for the Order.<ref>Post on [http://blavatskynews.blogspot.com/2010/08/orthodoxy-and-theosophy-vera-johnston.html# Orthodoxy and Theosophy: the Vera Johnston story] at Blavatsky News Blog</ref> | |||
A mansion was built with marble fireplaces in every room, two-story bay windows and a library that once held more than 30,000 books. In 1969, the religious order sold the property to Manhattan College, which in turn granted a 99-year lease on the mansion to Mr. Jerry Galuten.<ref>[http://observer.com/2001/06/hold-the-mcmansions-fieldstons-nasty-land-war# Hold the McMansions: Fieldston’s Nasty Land War] at The New York Observer</ref> | |||
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*[http://nytelecom.vo.llnwd.net/o15/agencies/lpc/arch_reports/31.pdf# Chapel Farm Estate] | |||
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Revision as of 16:45, 20 February 2014
The Order of the Living Christ was an attempt to merge Christianity and Theosophy. The group believed in reincarnation, but adopted the externals of Anglo-Catholicism (traditional Anglicanism). They revered the works of Helena Petrovna Blavatsky and her associates, but also had a deep fascination with early Christian mysticism. Members saw it as perfectly acceptable to be a part of the Order and still participate in the life of, for instance, the Episcopal Church.
In the 1920s Genevieve Ludlow Griscom (wife of the industrialist Clement Acton Griscom) bought a property in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, New York, and built a religious retreat, Chapel Farm, which became the center of activity for the Order.[1]
A mansion was built with marble fireplaces in every room, two-story bay windows and a library that once held more than 30,000 books. In 1969, the religious order sold the property to Manhattan College, which in turn granted a 99-year lease on the mansion to Mr. Jerry Galuten.[2]
Online resources
Books
Notes
- ↑ Post on Orthodoxy and Theosophy: the Vera Johnston story at Blavatsky News Blog
- ↑ Hold the McMansions: Fieldston’s Nasty Land War at The New York Observer