Scholar Elaine Pagels explores these documents and their implications. From The Gnostic Gospels by Elaine Pagels Vintage Books, New York: 1979 pp. xiii-xxiii In December 1945 an Arab peasant made ...

The term gnosticism is often used as a sort of umbrella term to cover the people that the leaders of the church don't like. It covers probably a huge variety of points of view. And yet there is a ...

This is Viaticum, food for the journey. Members of the local Church may wish to join the family in a vigil of prayer. After the person's death, the family is encouraged to continue in prayer ...

O Jesus, our great High Priest, hear my humble prayers on behalf of your priests. Give them a deep faith, a bright and firm hope and a burning love which will ever increase in the course of their ...

Gnosticism as a theological position developed not long after the time of the New Testament as Christianity began to spread ...

The recitation of Shahadah symbolizes the acceptance of the Islamic faith, and it is also recited during daily prayers. 2) Salah (ritual prayer) Salah or ritual prayer is an essential aspect of ...

Thanksgiving is known for its plethora of delicious dishes, but the best part of the holiday is getting to spend time with friends and family. When you gather around the Thanksgiving table, take a ...

“Every woman who makes herself male will enter the kingdom of Heaven,” Jesus tells his disciples in the gnostic Gospel of ... the penis does not yield to prayer./ Evidence: Lord knows, I ...

At the heart of Mounk’s argument lies a deeper critique of contemporary liberalism — one that mirrors a larger ideological shift, which I’ll call “gnostic liberalism.” This mutation ...