Abstract
The purpose of the study is to determine the features and orientation of gnostic character of V.I. Lopu-khin's theology.In the article, the author reveals the problems of the gnosticism influence on V.I. Lopu-khin’s masonic doctrine about the inner church. The scientific novelty of the study lies in the comprehen-sive analysis of V.I. Lopukhin’s works. As a result, the ecclesiological, soteriological and ethical aspects of the main works of the prominent Moscow Martinist, the author reveals a deep interconnection between Masonic and Gnostic ideas and indicates the peculiarities of the concept of “two churches” development in Russian religious and philosophical discourse of the late 19th – 20th centuries.
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