It details the history of the three major monotheistic traditions, judaism, christianity and islam, along with buddhism and hinduism. T his is an eloquent and interesting book, although you do not quite get what it says on the tin. The 4, 000year quest of judaism, christianity and islam armstrong, karen on. Read a history of god the 4000year quest of judaism, christianity and islam by karen armstrong available from rakuten kobo.
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I say that karen armstrong isnt to be found, much, on youtube, was because my search was too narrow. Books by karen armstrong author of a history of god. A history of god karen armstrong deur babs basson op 01 mei 20 karen armstrong a history of god vintage 1999, random house. History of god by karen armstrong pdf free download ebook. The 4000year quest of judaism, christianity and islam. Karen armstrong is the author of numerous books on religious affairs, including the case for god, a history of god, the battle for god, holy war, islam, buddha,and the great transformation, as well as a memoir, the spiral staircase. Karen armstrong s most popular book is a history of god. Karen armstrong has 69 books on goodreads with 323368 ratings. I have made this summary for my own personal use and it neither claims to be objective nor complete. But the history of god is also the history of human struggle.
The idea of a single divine being god, yahweh, allah has existed for over 4,000 years. The evolution of the idea of god is traced from its ancient roots in the middle east up to the present day. Search the history of over 421 billion web pages on the internet. A history of god by karen armstrong a history of god by karen armstrong from abraham to the present. In this stunningly intelligent book, karen armstrong, one of britains foremost commentators on religious affairs, traces the history of how men and women have. In the meantime, you can download the document by clicking the download button above. How have the three dominant monotheistic religions judaism, christianity, and islamshaped and altered the conception of. A former roman catholic religious sister, she went from a conservative to a more liberal and mystical christian faith. Karen armstrong frsl born 14 november 1944 is a british author and commentator known for her books on comparative religion. Karen armstrong a history of god and other works free download as pdf file. Publication date 2006 topics a300 collection opensource language english. In this stunningly intelligent book, karen armstrong, one of britains foremost commentators on religious affairs, traces the history of how men and women have perceived and experienced god, from the time of abraham to the present.
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