Theos-Talk Archives (January 1997 Message tt00008)

ANNOUNCING JOHNSON'S REJOINDER TO CALDWELL'S HOUSE OF CARDS

The below announcement has been copied from
alt.religion.eckankar.  More food for thought!!

> Date: Fri, 24 Jan 1997 03:01:09 -0600
> From: "David Lane" <dlane@weber.ucsd.edu>
> Subject: Theosophy and Its Discontents--an exchange of views now
> online
>
> As many on this newsgroup are aware, there has been a heated
> debate in Theosophical circles about K.  Paul Johnson's thesis
> concerning the historical identity of Madame's "Masters." Daniel
> Caldwell, an expert on the early history of Theosophy, has
> written an analysis of Johnson's work entitled House of Cards.
> K.  Paul Johnson, a noted scholar and author of two widely
> discussed books on Theosophy (SUNY Press), has written a
> rejoinder to Daniel Caldwell.  Johnson's essay and a hyperlink to
> Caldwell's essay are now online via the Neural Surfer, Critical
> Mind, point 5.  http://weber.ucsd.edu/~dlane/point5.html Quite
> interesting reading and some of their issues touch upon
> discussions in this group......