SFI-UF 101 Lecture 1: Social Foundations 11.10.docx
16 Dec 2014
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It wasn"t until 1945 in egypt that these texts (gospels) arose from the underground and were discovered. Constantine legalized christianity and then it became a mandatory religious practice (of all these thinkers, the gospel of thomas thinkers were the most innovative and open minded and allowed intellectual diversity) Talks about cognition and how we think, how we experience our spiritual lives. States that christianity was more open minded and tolerant and those who promoted that were oppressed. Do you have to give away your wealth? . Pagels focuses on the christians who were most influenced by the gospels of thomas and john. Talks about a strand of christianity that was perceived as dangerous because there was a lack of clarity for what was divine word and humanly interpreted word. Did jesus physically resurrect from the dead (very controversial)? critiques him because no one can dictate the exact proper ways to practice christianity since no ones knows god"s real desires.
