I am working on a manuscript about awakening that was being taught in early Christianity. In 1945 archeologists were able to examine and translate a large collection of documents that had been known to exist but that had not been available for study until the discovery of what would come to be known as the Nag Hammadi Library. While these books sent ripples through the Christian community, their importance has not been fully understood by believers and scholars alike.
The project will cover Christian belief and how the movement evolved over time. The work will show how early Christians had a clear understanding of the phenomenon of awakening. It will also show how this group was sidelined in favor of a different movement we know today to be Christian Orthodoxy.
The implications of the work are profound. One aspect of the work will be an examination of the awakening experience in a contemporary context. I am putting out a call for those who would like to take part in a chapter in the book that will cover the experience from a Western perspective, showing the full range of this phenomenon.
To learn more, you can contact me at info@staffordartglass.com for a survey and a possible set of follow-up questions. You can be anonymous if you prefer. Interviews can also be conducted via Skype or Zoom also.
Regards,
Parker
