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    Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas
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    Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas

    Written by Elaine Pagels

    Narrated by Cassandra Campbell

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    In Beyond Belief, renowned religion scholar Elaine Pagels continues her groundbreaking examination of the earliest Christian texts, arguing for an ongoing assessment of faith and a questioning of religious orthodoxy.

    Spurred on by personal tragedy and new scholarship from an international group of researchers, Pagels returns to her investigation of the "secret" Gospel of Thomas, and breathes new life into writings once thought heretical. As she arrives at an ever-deeper conviction in her own faith, Pagels reveals how faith allows for a diversity of interpretations, and that the "rogue" voices of Christianity encourage and sustain "the recognition of the light within us all."
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateFeb 9, 2004
    ISBN9781415904381
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    Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas
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    Elaine Pagels

    Elaine Pagels is a preeminent academic whose impressive scholarship has earned her international respect. The Harrington Spear Paine Professor of Religion at Princeton University, Pagels was awarded the Rockefeller, Guggenheim, and MacArthur Fellowships in three consecutive years. She is the author of The Gnostic Gospels, Beyond Belief, and Revelations.

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      Pagels is perhaps the most important modern day historian of early Christianity. To learn of the different strains and traditions of early Christianity has opened my eyes and enriched my own spiritual life.

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