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Forbidden faith : the secret history of Gnosticism by Richard Smoley is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Forbidden faith : the secret history of Gnosticism about?
The success of books such as Elaine Pagels's Gnostic Gospels and Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code proves beyond a doubt that there is a tremendous thirst today for finding the hidden truths of Christianity – truths that may have been lost or buried by institutional religion over the last two millennia. 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 A.D., but whose legacy remains even today, having survived secretly throughout the ages.
Who reads Forbidden faith : the secret history of Gnosticism?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Richard Smoley
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Published
- 2007
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780060858308
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Christian, History, Religion
- Rating
- 3.71 / 5 (114 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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