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Tag Archives: Elaine Pagels
Critiquing the Modern Church Using a Gnostic Perspective
Gnostics critiqued the early church in ways that, sadly, still apply to the modern church. Elaine Pagels in her book, The Gnostic Gospels, writes: The Tripartite Tractate, written by a follower of Valentinus, contrasts those who are gnostics, children of … Continue reading →
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