Summary And Analysis Of A History Of God The 4000 Year Quest Of Judaism Christianity And Islam

Author : Worth Books
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1504044037
Total Pages : 41 pages
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Download or read book Summary and Analysis of A History of God: The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam written by Worth Books and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2017-02-14 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: So much to read, so little time? This brief overview of A History of God tells you what you need to know—before or after you read Karen Armstrong’s book. Crafted and edited with care, Worth Books set the standard for quality and give you the tools you need to be a well-informed reader. This short summary and analysis of A History of God by Karen Armstrong includes: Historical context Chapter-by-chapter summaries Detailed timeline of important events Important quotes Fascinating trivia Supporting material to enhance your understanding of the original work About A History of God by Karen Armstrong: A History of God is a rich and comprehensive account of the concept of God across thousands of years of human history. Karen Armstrong, a former nun, focuses on Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, with insights into the work of Western history’s great theologians and philosophers. Can humanity persist without some idea of God? Far from moving into an era of pure atheism, Armstrong believes that God as a construct is more crucial now than ever. God is not “dead,” God has not abandoned us, God merely shape-shifts to adapt to new contexts, whether that context is medieval agrarianism, nineteenth-century romanticism, or twenty-first-century post-modern techno-urbanism. Armstrong’s in-depth examination of monotheism provides a foundation for the curious novice while not holding back on academic concepts and obscure but fascinating historical accounts. The summary and analysis in this ebook are intended to complement your reading experience and bring you closer to a great work of nonfiction.

Author : Karen Armstrong
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780749306922
Total Pages : 511 pages
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Download or read book A History of God written by Karen Armstrong and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 511 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Karen Armstrong
Publisher : Knopf
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 502 pages
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Download or read book A History of God written by Karen Armstrong and published by Knopf. This book was released on 1993 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We look first at the gradual move away from the pagan gods to the full-fledged monotheism of the Jews during the exile in Babylon. Next considered is the development of parallel, yet different, perceptions and beliefs among Christians and Muslims.

Author : Karen Armstrong
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ISBN 13 : 9780756790882
Total Pages : 460 pages
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Download or read book A History of God written by Karen Armstrong and published by . This book was released on 1993-09-30 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Worth Books
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1504044827
Total Pages : 40 pages
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Download or read book Summary and Analysis of Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS written by Worth Books and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2017-03-14 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: So much to read, so little time? This brief overview of Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS tells you what you need to know—before or after you read Joby Warrick’s book. Crafted and edited with care, Worth Books set the standard for quality and give you the tools you need to be a well-informed reader. This short summary and analysis of Black Flags includes: Historical context Chapter-by-chapter overviews Profiles of the main characters Detailed timeline of key events Important quotes Fascinating trivia Glossary of terms Supporting material to enhance your understanding of the original work About Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS by Joby Warrick: Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Joby Warrick has written an authoritative account of the origins and rapid ascent of the largest global terrorist organization today: the Islamic State. Drawing on hundreds of interviews with US and Middle Eastern intelligence officials, as well as two decades of experience covering global terrorism, Warrick presents portraits of the group’s leadership, including the “godfather” of ISIS, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, and of its current leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Warrick explains the historical context and the sectarian struggles behind the rise of the Islamic State, the missteps by US intelligence that aided it, and the heroic work by intelligence and military officials that have fought against it. His work explains the appeal of ISIS and the threat it poses to the Middle East and global peace. The summary and analysis in this ebook are intended to complement your reading experience and bring you closer to a great work of nonfiction.

Author : Karen Armstrong
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Author : Cheryl Rubenberg
Publisher : Lynne Rienner Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781555879563
Total Pages : 332 pages
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Download or read book Palestinian Women written by Cheryl Rubenberg and published by Lynne Rienner Publishers. This book was released on 2001 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work provides a case study of the deleterious effects of patriarchy among Palestinians living in rural villages and refugee camps of the West Bank: its negative consequences for men as well as women, for democratization and for progress toward the creation of a more just society.

Author : Karen Armstrong
Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 0307798593
Total Pages : 509 pages
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Download or read book Jerusalem written by Karen Armstrong and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2011-08-10 with total page 509 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Venerated for millennia by three faiths, torn by irreconcilable conflict, conquered, rebuilt, and mourned for again and again, Jerusalem is a sacred city whose very sacredness has engendered terrible tragedy. In this fascinating volume, Karen Armstrong, author of the highly praised A History of God, traces the history of how Jews, Christians, and Muslims have all laid claim to Jerusalem as their holy place, and how three radically different concepts of holiness have shaped and scarred the city for thousands of years. Armstrong unfolds a complex story of spiritual upheaval and political transformation--from King David's capital to an administrative outpost of the Roman Empire, from the cosmopolitan city sanctified by Christ to the spiritual center conquered and glorified by Muslims, from the gleaming prize of European Crusaders to the bullet-ridden symbol of the present-day Arab-Israeli conflict. Written with grace and clarity, the product of years of meticulous research, Jerusalem combines the pageant of history with the profundity of searching spiritual analysis. Like Karen Armstrong's A History of God, Jerusalem is a book for the ages. BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Karen Armstrong's Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life.

Author : Karen Armstrong
Publisher : Knopf Canada
ISBN 13 : 0307372952
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Case for God written by Karen Armstrong and published by Knopf Canada. This book was released on 2009-09-22 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the bestselling author of A History of God and The Great Transformation comes a balanced, nuanced understanding of the role religion plays in human life and the trajectory of faith in modern times. Why has God become incredible? Why is it that atheists and theists alike now think and speak about God in a way that veers so profoundly from the thinking of our ancestors? Moving from the Paleolithic Age to the present, Karen Armstrong details the lengths to which humankind has gone to experience a sacred reality that it called God, Brahman, Nirvana, Allah, or Dao. She examines the diminished impulse toward religion in our own time when a significant number of people either want nothing to do with God or question the efficacy of faith. With her trademark depth of knowledge and profound insight, Armstrong elucidates how the changing world has necessarily altered the importance of religion at both societal and individual levels. And she makes a powerful, convincing argument for structuring a faith that speaks to the needs of our dangerously polarized age.

Author : Pamela Willwerth Aue
Publisher : Gale Research International, Limited
ISBN 13 : 9780787639426
Total Pages : 526 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book What Inspirational Literature Do I Read Next? written by Pamela Willwerth Aue and published by Gale Research International, Limited. This book was released on 1999-08-31 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Religiously-inspired novels, inspirational writings and biographical works on people who are models for spiritual growth are among the recommendations found in this reference.