Gospel According to Woman, The
 Limited thesis slants the historical perspective: At her best, Karen Armstrong is a superb and thought-provoking historian, producing books of 'five star' quality. This book is deeply disappointing by contrast. Though it contains an interesting treatment [... more]
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Islam: A Short History (Modern Library Chronicles)
Amazon.com Review: The picture of Islam as a violent, backward, and insular tradition should be laid to rest, says Karen Armstrong, bestselling author of Muhammad and A History of God. Delving deep into Islamic history, Armstrong sketches the arc of a [... more]
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A History of God : The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, ...
Amazon.com Review: Armstrong, a British journalist and former nun, guides us along one of the most elusive and fascinating quests of all time--the search for God. Like all beloved historians, Armstrong entertains us with deft storytelling, astounding [... more]
$25.00
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The Battle for God
Amazon.com Review: About 40 years ago popular opinion assumed that religion would become a weaker force and people would certainly become less zealous as the world became more modern and morals more relaxed. But the opposite has proven true, according to [... more]
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The Spiral Staircase: My Climb Out Of Darkness (Walker ...
Amazon.com Review: Karen Armstrong speaks to the troubling years following her decision to leave the life of a Roman Catholic nun and join the secular world in 1969. What makes this memoir especially fascinating is that Armstrong already wrote about this [... more]
$16.95
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Sacred: Exhibition Catalogue
Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 703 EAN: 9780712349758 ISBN: 0712349758 Number Of Pages: 208 Publication Date: 2007-12-15 [... more]
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The Bible: A Biography (Books That Changed the World)
Not Bible 101: A good knowledge of the Bible, I think, is required to really follow and understand all the historical facts jammed into the middle of this small book. But if you don't know the Bible well and slog on through this book anyway you will [... more]
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A Short History of Myth (Myths, The)
Reinstating the Mythical?: As modernity progressed, most myths were 'debunked'. However, modernity was unable to fill the psychological vacuum created by the negation of these myths. This has created problems for the society. Hence, it is time to [... more]
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Through the Narrow Gate: A Memoir of Spiritual Discovery
The Religious Life: Karen Armstrong has written a most marvelous account of her life within a very strict order of English Catholic nuns of the 1960's. Her description of the torments she endured has caused me to regard with renewed respect and affection [... more]
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Historia De Jerusalen / Jerusalem: Una Ciudad y Tres ...
Author: Karen Armstrong Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 956.9442 EAN: 9788449317521 Edition: Tra ISBN: 8449317525 Number Of Pages: 624 Publication Date: 2005-06-15 [... more]
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The Great Transformation: The Beginning of Our Religious ...
kumbaya: It started off badly when the narrative began with the notion that once upon a time proto-Aryans lived peacefully and justly until etc. I found the historic events described to support the "axial" thesis rather selective, and the [... more]
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The History of God
Amazon.com Review: Armstrong, a British journalist and former nun, guides us along one of the most elusive and fascinating quests of all time--the search for God. Like all beloved historians, Armstrong entertains us with deft storytelling, astounding [... more]
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