Beyond Belief
The Secret Gospel of Thomas
Narrator: Cassandra Campbell
Imprint: Books on Tape
Genre: Religion - Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - New Testament
Release Date: January 29, 2008
6 Hours and 20 Minutes
List Price: $76
ISBN: 9781415951712
Categories:
Religion - Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - New Testament, Religion - Christianity - History, Religion - Christian Theology - History
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.”
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.”
