Elaine Pagels

Professor of Religion, Princeton University

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Harrington Professor of Religion at Princeton University and co-author of Reading Judas: The Gospel of Judas and the Shaping of Christianity

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As a child, religion scholar Elaine Pagels had very little exposure to religion.

Surviving tragedy and what it means to believe

As a child, religion scholar Elaine Pagels had very little exposure to religion.

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Pope Benedict XVI is under increasing pressure to directly address the sex scandals rocking his church.

Church Abuse Scandal Reaches Pope Benedict XVI

Pope Benedict XVI is under increasing pressure to directly address the sex scandals rocking his church.

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