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Levi

1844–1911

Best known for The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ, this American preacher wrote under the single name “Levi” and became associated with spiritual and New Thought ideas. His work blends Christianity, mysticism, and a search for a more universal religious message.

1 Audiobook

The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ The Philosophic and Practical Basis of the Religion of the Aquarian Age of the World and of The Church Universal

The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ The Philosophic and Practical Basis of the Religion of the Aquarian Age of the World and of The Church Universal

by Levi

About the author

Born in Bellville, Ohio, on May 18, 1844, Levi H. Dowling was an American preacher and religious writer. He is most closely linked with The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ, first published in 1908, which he issued under the name “Levi.”

Sources consulted describe him not only as a minister, but also as a Civil War chaplain, a homeopathic practitioner, lecturer, and publisher. His writing is remembered for presenting a mystical life of Jesus and for trying to connect Christian teaching with a broader, more universal spiritual vision.

Dowling died on August 13, 1911. More than a century later, his best-known book still attracts readers interested in religious history, esoteric spirituality, and alternative interpretations of the Gospels.