This week we shall consider “Gnosticism,” a movement which was similar in some ways to Christianity but in other ways very ...

But well over 40 of them were completely unknown until the discovery in Upper Egypt of the Gnostic library containing the Gospel of Thomas and 43 other apocryphal writings. What has the study of ...

Perhaps the best way to gain an insight into Gnosticism is to read the Gospel of Thomas, one of the books rejected by the apostolic compilers of the New Testament. This book was written around 150 ...

Calming exercises can help tame anxiety, but a creative life is a cure-all according to author Martha Beck: “Anxiety can’t ...

Having read the Gospel of Thomas, I believe that it is a mystical fiction, not an inspired writing. It gave me a glimpse into why Gnostic books featuring incoherent and alternative beliefs have been ...

What are three popular tropes that romance novels use? Jennifer Harlan, a New York Times books editor, recommends three romance novels that show off those tropes at their best. An author of books ...

In 2023 Marvel has released a gnostic christian allegory. No not on Disney+, or in a comic, because the comic has been out since 1972. Its Guardians and the Galaxy volume 3 which is based on a 1972 ...

Gianni Rodari used puns, topsy-turvyism and zany names to invent stories for children and help children invent their own. By Mac Barnett For the three Latino kids transported to 1862 Mexico in ...

Perry won the National Book Award in 2022 for her nonfiction book “South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation.” Her latest explores the connections ...

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