Annie Besant believed that early Christianity held secrets that were equal to those of other great religions, and that those secrets were guarded as priceless treasures by the first followers of Christianity. However, an increasingly rigid hierarchy began to bury these truths in the early centuries CE, and they became known only to a few initiates, who communicated them privately in an obscure language. In Esoteric Christianity, Besant aimed to restore the secret truths underlying Christian doctrine. Though it was written 120 years ago, this powerful book is attracting new attention as public interest in the Gnostic Gospels and the mystical side of Christianity grows.  (medium discount)