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Elaine Pagels: Beyond belief (2003, Random House) 4 stars

Elaine Pagels, one of the world's most important writers and thinkers on religion and history, …

Review of 'Beyond belief' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Yes, more early Christian history. Pagels presents a fascinating view of early Christian politics and the fight between the authors and followers of the gospels of John and Thomas. If the gnostics had won that particular battle, the course of history would have been quite different.