Andrew Phillip Smith

For other people named Andrew Smith, see Andrew Smith (disambiguation).

Andrew Phillip Smith, writer

Andrew Phillip Smith (born 1966) is a Welsh writer who has written books on Gnosticism,[1] Cathars and Mandaeans.

Biography

He grew up in Penarth, south Wales and attended the University College of Wales, Swansea.[2] He has also lived in London and then in rural California and now lives in Cadoxton, Vale of Glamorgan with his wife.[2]

He also runs the Bardic Press, publishers of Hafiz, Omar Khayyam, Early Christianity, Celtic Mythology, Fourth Way,[3] is the editor of the magazine The Gnostic: A Journal of Gnosticism, Western Esotericism and Spirituality.[4]

He has been interviewed several times about his writing, by Fortean Times in March 2010, by Zany Mystic,[5] by Spinx Radio.[6][7] and several times by Miguel Conner on Aeon Byte,[8][9] He has contributed articles to New Dawn Magazine,[10] Fortean Times and Mind, Body Spirit published by Watkins Publishing.[11]

Bibliography

His published works include:

• The Gospel of Thomas: A New Version Based On the Inner Meaning (Ulysses Books, 2002)
• The Gospel of Philip – Annotated & Explained [1] (Skylight Paths, 2005)
• The Lost Sayings of Jesus: Teachings from Ancient Christian, Jewish, Gnostic, and Islamic Sources – Annotated & Explained [2] (Skylight Paths, 2006)
• Gnostic Writings on the Soul – Annotated & Explained (foreword by Stephan A. Hoeller) [3](Skylight Paths, 2007)
• The Gnostics: History - Tradition - Scriptures - Influence [4](Watkins Publishing, 2008, EPUB 2012)
• A Dictionary of Gnosticism [5] (Quest Books, 2009).
• The Secret History of the Gnostics: Their Scriptures, Beliefs and Traditions (preface by Monty Oxymoron) [6](Watkins Publishing, 2015, EPUB 2015)
• The Lost Teachings of the Cathars: Their Beliefs and Practices (Watkins Publishing, 2015, EPUB 2015)[12]

References

1. Exploring mystical teachings Archived 23 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Penarth Times, 2008-08-05, accessed on 2009-04-04
2. Biography of Andrew Phillip Smith.
3. Bardic Press.
4. "Home". the-gnostic.com.
5. Smith, Andrew Phillip (3 May 2008). "Andrew Phillip Smith on A Fireside Chat - Gnostic Gospels". Youtube. Youtube. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
6. G is for Gnostic Archived 28 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine
7. Andrew Philip Smith on Gnostics Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine (MP3)
8. "The Secret History of the Gnostics". Aeon Byte Gnostic Radio. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
9. Smith, Andrew Phillip (28 February 2014). "Gospel of Philip". Youtube. AeonByte. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
10. "New Dawn 149 (March-April 2015) | New Dawn : The World's Most Unusual Magazine". www.newdawnmagazine.com. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
11. "Watkins Mind Body Spirit, Winter 2015-2016 (Issue 44)". www.watkinsbooks.com. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
12. "The Neo-Cathars| Watkins Publishing". www.watkinspublishing.com. 16 November 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.