Forbidden Faith: The Secret History of Gnosticism
Written by Richard Smoley
Narrated by Bob Souer
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In Forbidden Faith, Richard Smoley narrates a popular history of one such truth, the ancient esoteric religion of gnosticism, which flourished between the first and fourth centuries AD, but whose legacy remains even today, having survived secretly throughout the ages.
Richard Smoley
Richard Smoley is one of the world’s leading authorities on the Western esoteric traditions, with degrees from both Harvard and Oxford. His many books include Inner Christianity: A Guide to the Esoteric Tradition and How God Became God: What Scholars Are Really Saying about God and the Bible. Former editor of Gnosis, he is now editor of Quest: Journal of the Theosophical Society in America. He lives in Winfield, Illinois.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5It was very interesting, very nuanced and not polemic like i was afraid.
Also the narrator has a stellar voice and delivery!3 people found this helpful