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

Armstrong, Karen

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ISBN 10: 0345384563 ISBN 13: 9780345384560

Casa editrice: Ballantine Books, 1994

Riassunto

One of Britain's leading religious scholars, the author of Through the Narrow Gate explores the evolution of the idea and experience of God, from Abraham to the present day. Reprint.

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Recensione:

“An admirable and impressive work of synthesis that will give insight and satisfaction to thousands of lay readers.”—The Washington Post Book World

“A brilliantly lucid, spendidly readable book. [Karen] Armstrong has a dazzling ability: she can take a long and complex subject and reduce it to the fundamentals, without oversimplifying.”—The Sunday Times (London)

“Absorbing . . . A lode of learning.”—Time

“The most fascinating and learned study of the biggest wild goose chase in history—the quest for God. Karen Armstrong is a genius.”—A.N. Wilson, author of Jesus: A Life

L'autore:

Karen Armstrong is the author of numerous books on religion, including The Case for God, A History of God, The Battle for God, Holy War, Islam, Buddha, and Fields of Blood, as well as a memoir, The Spiral Staircase. Her work has been translated into 45 languages. In 2008 she was awarded the TED Prize and began working with TED on the Charter for Compassion, created online by the general public, crafted by leading thinkers in Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Confucianism. It was launched globally in the fall of 2009. Also in 2008, she was awarded the Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Medal. In 2013, she received the British Academy’s inaugural Nayef Al-Rodhan Prize for Transcultural Understanding.

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• Editore: Ballantine Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0345384563
• ISBN 13: 9780345384560
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 460