Quote of the day
Like stones rolling down hills, fair ideas reach their objectives despite all obstacles and barriers. It may be possible to speed or hinder them, but impossible to stop them.
Elaine Pagels

Born: February 13, 1943 (age 82)
Bio: Elaine Pagels, née Hiesey, is an American religious historian, best known for her writing on the Gnostic Gospels. She is the Harrington Spear Paine Professor of Religion at Princeton University.
Known for:
- The Gnostic Gospels (1979)
- Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas (2003)
- The origin of Satan (1995)
- Adam, Eve, and the Serpent (1988)