A review by mad3n
Why Religion?: A Personal Story by Elaine Pagels

4.0

I’m so thankful I read this book at the recommendation of a close friend. Some of it was hard to get through as the author has endured so much grief, but she shared some really beautiful nuggets of perspective that helped me find peace with questions I’ve had about the Christian faith tradition for a long time. Her work and perspective really helped me find peace in mystery and expand my small understanding of how wonderfully expansive God is.

One of my favorite quotes was “then i knew that the power that was in me was greater than the darkness, because it contained the whole light”.

I can’t wait to read her book on the gnostic gospels :)