Elaine Pagels book, "Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas" has been one of the most important books in my library. Its reading marks a major turning point in the way I view Christianity. This coming Sunday, we'll listen to Professor Pagels talk about this book via the internet. She's a charming speaker. (Good news! We figured out how to make the speaker system work very well).
In 2004, Elaine Pagels was selected as a feature lecturer in the Comtemporary Civilization Series at Columbia University. A recording of her lecture is available on-line and you can preview it here (The video requires RealPlayer software): http://www.college.columbia.edu/core/lectures/fall2004
The introductory text at the website reads:
Professor Elaine Pagels delivered the Fall 2004 Contemporary Civilization Lecture, entitled "Which Jesus? The Newly Discovered Gospel of Thomas Challenges the Cannon." The lecture was delivered on Friday, October 15, at 11:00 am, in Roone Arledge Auditorium.
Elaine Pagels, the Harrington Spear Paine Professor of Religion at Princeton University, is the author of many works-- most recently, Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas, published in 2003, which was a New York Times bestseller for 19 weeks and nominated for the Pulitzer Prize.
Pagels as also authored The Origin of Satan (1995), and Adam, Eve and the Serpent (1987), as well as the critically acclaimed Gnostic Gospels (1980), which was selected as the recipient of the National Book Critics Circle Award and the National Book Award.
Professor Pagels was a recipient of a MacArthur Prize from 1980-1985, and has also received awards from the Rockefeller Foundation, the Guggenheim Foundation, and the Institute for Advanced Studies at Princeton.
Please join us for this fascinating presentation. We' be glad to see you. superior childcare is provided.
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