Gospel of Thomas

Ron Miller is the chair of the Religion Department at Lake Forest College in Lake Forest, Illinois, where he has taught for thirty years, and cofounder of Common Ground, an adult education group for interfaith religious study and dialogue since 1975. Miller is the author of many books and articles, including The Gospel of Thomas: A Guidebook for Spiritual Practice, named one of Spirituality & Health's 50 Best Spiritual Books of the year; The Hidden Gospel of Matthew: Annotated & Explained and Healing the Jewish-Christian Rift: Growing Beyond Our Wounded History (all SkyLight Paths). His website is www.ronmillersworld.org.Stevan Davies is professor of religious studies at Misericordia University and has studied the non-canonical gospels and acts for over thirty years. Among his books are The Gospel of Thomas: Annotated and Explained, The Secret Book of John: The Gnostic Gospel—Annotated and Explained (both SkyLight Paths) and The Revolt of the Widows: The Social World of the Apocryphal Acts. He has also published books about the canonical Christian scriptures including New Testament Fundamentals and Jesus the Healer: Possession, Trance and the Origins of Christianity. His website (http://users.misericordia.edu/davies/thomas/Thomas.html) is a leading Internet resource on the Gospel of Thomas.

"Like the Kingdom of God, the Gospel of Thomas is a mustard seed: if it falls on prepared soil it grows into a sheltering umbrella of grace. Ron Miller's masterful guidebook to Thomas prepares the soil of the reader’s soul that Jesus’s words take root and create shelter. This is a book to read and, more importantly, to implement."—Rabbi Rami Shapiro, author, Hasidic Tales: Annotated and Explained and The Hebrew Prophets: Annotated and Explained"Read this book. Savor its spirit. Let it shake you up and transform you as you encounter an ancient Jesus tradition promoting a higher consciousness and a universal love."—Miriam Therese Winter, professor, Hartford Seminary, and a Medical Mission Sister

• Introduction ixPrelude: The Faith of a Thomas Believer xv1 Becoming a Spiritual Adult 12 Making Life All of a Piece 93 Sorting Out the Old and the New 134 Religion, Organized and Unorganized 215 Being a Healing Presence 316 Peace, Bad and Good 357 Childlike, Not Childish 418 Daring to Be a City on a Hill 499 Becoming Totally Receptive 5510 Now/Here or Nowhere 6111 Marinating in Mystery 6712 Jesus for Christians and Non-Christians 7713 Making Space for the Spirit 9114 Experiencing God's Reign 10115 God’s Reign Calls for Ready Hands 10716 Spirituality Is Not Skygazing 117Notes 125Select Bibliography 129