Andrew Mark Henry

Andrew Mark Henry is a scholar of religion specialising in early Christianity and the religions of the late Roman Empire. He is also the host of "Religion for Breakfast", a YouTube channel with over 600,000 subscribers producing informative videos on a variety of topics related to religion. Dr. Henry joins host Alex O'Connor to discuss a number of questions: what is religion? Where does it come from? Why is it so ubiquitous? To support Within Reason, please consider signing up at support.withinreasonpodcast.com

Andrew Mark Henry, a scholar of religious studies, discusses the enigmatic Gospel of Thomas, exploring its hidden sayings, connection to Gnosticism, and the potential twinship of Thomas and Jesus challenging traditional Christian beliefs. The significance of Apostle Thomas in early Christianity, the complexities of Doubting Thomas in Christian theology, and the unique theology of the Gospel of Thomas emphasizing inner knowledge for salvation are also explored.