Recovering Lost Gospels: Ancient Christianities and Modern Faiths
Andre Gagne
Thursday, 08 Sep 2016 at 6:00 pm – 1148 Gerdin Business Building
André Gagné is an associate professor of theological studies at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada, and cohosts the Inquisitive Minds Podcast, a program dedicated to issues surrounding religion, history, culture and science. His areas of expertise include the history and methods of biblical interpretation, the New Testament Gospels, and Gnosticism and the Nag Hammadi Library. Gagne is preparing a critical edition, translation and commentary of the Gospel of Thomas for the Coptic Nag Hammadi Library project at Laval University in Quebec City. He holds a BTh and MA from the University of Montreal and a joint doctorate at the Catholic University of Louvain (Belgium) and the University of Montreal.Cosponsored By:
- Atheist & Agnostic Society
- Philosophy & Religious Studies
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
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