Elaine Pagels
Department/Program(s):
- Department of Religion
Position: Faculty
Title: Harrington Spear Paine Foundation Professor of Religion.
Area(s):
- Religions of Late Antiquity
Office: 240 1879 Hall
Phone: 609-258-4484
Email: epagels@princeton.edu
Profile
Elaine Pagels joined the Princeton faculty in 1982, shortly after receiving a MacArthur Fellowship. Perhaps best known as the author of The Gnostic Gospels, The Origin of Satan, and Adam, Eve and the Serpent, she has published widely on Gnosticism and early Christianity, and continues to pursue research interests in late antiquity. Her most recent books include Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas (was on the New York Times best-seller list) and Reading Judas: The Gospel of Judas and the Shaping of Christianity, co-authored with Karen King of Harvard.
Recent Publications
1. Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas (2003)
2. Reading Judas: The Gospel of Judas and the Snaping of Christianity -co-authored w Karen L. King (2007)
