Date of Award
2015
Call Number
LD3175.H6 M38 2015
Document Type
Open Access Thesis
Degree Name
Undergraduate
Department
Honors
First Advisor
Katherine Lualdi, Ph.D
Second Advisor
Gary Johnson, Ph.D
Third Advisor
Dr. Nancy Artz, Honors Director
Keywords
Hinduism, buddhism, gnosticism, pantheistic Jesus
Abstract
The purpose of this thesis is to analyze and expand the ideas of one of the most widely acclaimed religious thinkers of the twentieth century, Alan Watts. Watts attempted to use Eastern religions as a lens for reinterpreting the message of Jesus's gospel. Watts proposed that Jesus's experience of consciousness was not unique unto himself; furthermore, he asserted that any person can achieve Jesus's level of divinity once he understands that everything, oneself included, is a manifestation of God. To further Watt's claim I bring in an ancient Christian source which was unavailable to Watts during his lifetime-the Gospel of Thomas.
Recommended Citation
Masi, Weston, "The Gospel, Reinvented: A New Addition to the Jesus of Alan Watts" (2015). All Student Scholarship. 152.
https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/etd/152
