Critical Praise

"Lucid . . . a spiritual as well as an intellectual exercise. . . . [Pagels] seems to rejoice that in the earliest years of Christianity there existed these strange, dissident doctrines."--- The New York Times Book Review"With the winning combination of sound scholarship, deep insight and a crystal clear prose style . . . [Beyond Belief] portrays the rich and beautiful heritage that was lost when champions of religious orthodoxy turned on many of their fellow Christians and declared them 'heretics'."--- Los Angeles Times"Majestic. . . . Exhilarating reading, Pagel's book offers a model of careful and thoughtful scholarship in the lively and exciting prose of a mystery writer."--- Publishers Weekly"Brilliantly lucid, elegantly written . . . [Pagels'] book is so readable you can't put it down."--- Providence Journal-Bulletin

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