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| Elaine Pagels: A lifelong religion scholar asks, “Why religion?” |
February 19, 2019 |
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Elaine Pagels is a seasoned scholar of religion and author of the National Book Award winning The Gnostic Gospels. An expert in religion in an academic sense, she was forced to grapple with faith on a personal level when she unexpectedly lost her husband in an accident, just a year after their son died of a rare lung disease. She says experiencing guilt was a mask for avoiding her real feelings… total helplessness. During this time, she came to realize the importance of traditional religious rituals and spiritual practices: “these things have been useful for thousands of years and we still need them.”
Elaine Pagels, author of Why Religion?
Our host, Amber Khan (left) with Elaine Pagels (right).
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