Paul Perry is the co-author of several
New York Times bestsellers, including the Closer to the Light series and Saved by the Light, which was made into a popular movie by Fox. His work has appeared in National Geographic Adventure, Ladies Home Journal, Outside Magazine, Reader's Digest, and several other popular periodicals. His books have been published in more than 30 languages around the world.
 

Continuing with his interest in near-death studies, Paul became acquainted with Dr. Melvin Morse, a Seattle pediatrician who was researching the effects of near-death experiences on children. The two wrote four books together, two of which became New York Times bestsellers (Closer to the Light and Transformed by the Light). Their most recent book, Where God Lives, won the 2002 Aleph Award for the best spiritual book published that year in France.

In the midst of a voyage to Egypt in the 1990s, Paul became intrigued with the notion that Jesus had traveled extensively in the land of the pyramids, yet there was nothing written in the Bible about what he did there. This mysterious gap in the biography of the world's most influential man nagged at Paul until he finally assembled enough information to put together a map of the Holy Family's secret voyage.

Paul began following the trail of Jesus in Egypt shortly after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. Although there was concern for his safety among his friends and family, Paul saw this tense time in history as the perfect time to explore the meaning of religion in a land where the three main faiths co-exist in part out of a mutual respect for Jesus and his presence in Egypt.

Paul's latest book, "Jesus in Egypt: Discovering the Secrets of Christ's Childhood Years."

What's being said about "Jesus in Egypt"?

"Perry's portrayals of (those) he meets on his journey, his retelling of stories about miracles attributed to the baby and his amusing style combine to make a delightful read, even for skeptical Westerners."
-Publishers Weekly

"This beautifully written book is a wonderful example of West meets East. It is an account of our ancient tradition through Western eyes, a mix of Western inquiry and Middle Eastern faith and tradition."
-Bishop Marcos, Coptic Orthodox Bishop of Shubra al-Kheima, Cairo, Egypt, Moderator of the Orthodox Holy Family Committee in preparation for the celebrations of the year 2000.

"Like novelists such as Dan Brown, author of The Da Vinci Code, Perry now works along the wide road between religious orthodoxy and lore-based fiction. Such blends seem likely to spread as Christians and Muslims, develop new cross/crescent interactions rather than the current mix of mutual ignorance and terrorism."
-Beliefnet.com
 

Lectures & Seminars:

Atlanta LifeArts Expo   April 2-4, 2004