Tag Archives: gnosticism

Book Review: The World Jesus Entered

Posted on January 4, 2024 by nathanalbright

The World Jesus Entered: A Social And Cultural Introduction To Christianity In Its First Two Centuries, by Jon Davies [Note: I received a personal copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review.] This is the second book … Continue reading →

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Album Review: Jesus Wept

Posted on October 24, 2021 by nathanalbright

Jesus Wept, by PM Dawn This is the album where PM Dawn’s audience as far as albums are concerned checked out on them. Although their fourth and final studio album, Dearest Christian…. would (like this album) spawn a moderate hit, … Continue reading →

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It’s A Gnostic World, But It’s Not Supposed To Be This Way

Posted on September 20, 2021 by nathanalbright

Yesterday evening (as I write this in a plane) I found myself listening to an interesting talk by someone who considers himself to be a contemporary gnostic and an expert on the gnostic perspective. For a bit more than an … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Reading Judas

Posted on January 21, 2021 by nathanalbright

Reading Judas: The Gospel Of Judas And The Shaping Of Christianity, by Elaine Pagels and Karen L. King The authors of this book have a lot of mistaken ideas, and a great deal of those problems relate to the problem … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Rise And Fall Of The Nephilim

Posted on December 29, 2019 by nathanalbright

The Rise And Fall Of The Nephilim:  The Untold Story Of Fallen Angels, Giants On The Earth, And Their Extraterrestrial Origins, by Scott Alan Roberts I must admit that it would sometimes be ideal if I read more about the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Sayings Of The Desert Fathers

Posted on May 3, 2018 by nathanalbright

The Saying Of The Desert Fathers:  The Alphabetical Collection, translated and with a forward by Benedicta Ward A book like this is like coming to a ball of thread that serves as the base of a great many intriguing but … Continue reading →

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Book Review: A Serious Call To A Devout And Holy Life

Posted on February 27, 2018 by nathanalbright

A Serious Call To A Devout And Holy Life, by William Law I would likely never have read quite a few books, including this one, had I not first read a book commending this work as one of 25 books … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Lost Scriptures

Posted on February 18, 2018 by nathanalbright

Lost Scriptures:  Books That Did Not Make It Into The New Testament, by Bart D. Ehrman The books (or excerpts or fragments of books) discussed in this book are not really lost scriptures, in the sense that they were ever … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Original Christianity

Posted on February 18, 2018 by nathanalbright

Original Christianity:  A New Key To Understanding The Gospel Of Thomas And Other Lost Scriptures, by Peter Novak This book fails in its fundamental premise.  In order to instruct regarding original Christianity, one has to know what that is, and … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Visions Of God

Posted on January 21, 2018 by nathanalbright

Visions Of God:  Four Medieval Mystics And Their Writings, by Karen Armstrong It should come as little surprise that I would read a book like this given my fondness for reading books by Christian mystics [1], but I found this … Continue reading →

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