Rev. Gaetano Salomone, M.A./M.Div. is a writer, teacher and independent Old Catholic Priest with degrees in spirituality and ministry from Holy Names College and Andover Newton Theological School. He conducts lectures and workshops on various aspects of world religion, transpersonal psychology and western mysticism. A promoter of critical biblical literacy, he teaches classes on the Historical Jesus, the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Gnostic Gospels in both churches and alternative education centers.