History of God, A: The 4000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam - Hardcover

Armstrong, Karen

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9780434024568: History of God, A: The 4000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam

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ISBN 10: 0434024562 ISBN 13: 9780434024568

Publisher: Alfred a Knopf, 1994

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Publisher: Knopf
Date of Publication: 1993
Binding: hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: As New
Description: As new copy in As new dustwrapper. Stated 7th printing. Pages, covers and jacket are crisp, intact and unmarked. 460 pages, 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" Tall. Karen Armstrong's masterly and illuminating book explores the ways in which the idea and experience of God evolved amongst the monotheists - Jews, Christians and Muslims.

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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 research, and makes us feel a greater appreciation for the present because we better understand our past. Be warned: A History of God is not a tidy linear history. Rather, we learn that the definition of God is constantly being repeated, altered, discarded, and resurrected through the ages, responding to its followers' practical concerns rather than to mystical mandates. Armstrong also shows us how Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have overlapped and influenced one another, gently challenging the secularist history of each of these religions. --Gail Hudson

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"An admirable and impressive work of synthesis that will give insight and satisfaction to thousands of lay readers."
THE WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD
In this stunningly intelligent book, Karen Armstrong, one of Britain's 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. From classical philsophy and medieval mysticism to the Reformation, the Enlightenment, and the modern age of skepticism, Karen Armstrong performs the near miracle of distilling the intellectual history of monotheism into one superbly readable volume, destined to take its place as a classic.

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