Through The Narrow Gate: A Memoir of Spiritual Discovery - Brossura

Armstrong, Karen

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ISBN 10: 0312340958 ISBN 13: 9780312340957

Casa editrice: Griffin, 2005

Riassunto

A renowned religious commentator and author of A History of God details her personal spiritual quest, presenting a moving and eloquent account of an adventure that started when she was seventeen with a decision to dedicate herself to God and came to include seven years in a convent. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.

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L'autore:

After leaving her religious order in 1969, Karen Armstrong took a degree at Oxford University and taught modern literature. She has since become one of the world's foremost commentators on religious affairs and wrote bestsellerA History of God. She has been successful as an author with other titles such asThe Battle for God, The Case for God and Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life.Armstrong is a teacher at the Leo Baeck College for the Study of Judaism and the Training of Rabbis and Teachers, and an honorary members of the Association of Muslim Social Sciences, she lives in London.

Product Description:

"Through the Narrow Gate" is Karen Armstrong's intimate memoir of life inside a Catholic convent. With refreshing honesty and clarity, the book takes readers on a revelatory adventure that begins with Armstrong's decision in the course of her spiritual training offers a fascinating view into a shrouded religious life, and a vivid, moving account of the spiritual coming age of one of our most loved and respected interpreters of religious.

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• Editore: Griffin
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0312340958
• ISBN 13: 9780312340957
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 281