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A History of God: The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam
 

A History of God: The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam

by Karen Armstrong

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 ... (read more)

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I_drop_apples
  • Rated 5 stars

“I loved this book. Karen Armstrong does a brilliant job! I love the way she writes. Her sentences and vocabulary are highly developed and so is her understanding of many different faiths and their traditions. She does a briliiant job developing her arguments and providing different insights into the varying and diverse religious beliefs within the same faith. I would recommend this book to people that are seeking an objective and balance view of the many different faiths. Most of the...”

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Peach
  • Rated 2 stars

“In A History of God, Karen Armstrong provides an overview of the history of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, from their roots to the present.

Although I enjoyed this book, in some places it seems to be on unsteady ground. Armstrong’s criticisms seem to fall heavily on Christianity, and much more lightly on Islam. Many of her other claims seem to be trying too hard to weave all of religion and philosophy into one “history”— and this gives her claims a peculiar (and perhaps...”

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  • Rated 3.949219 stars
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  • Rated 4 stars
  

Newest Comments

  • Karim M

    karim m said:

    “The beauty of this book is the ability to link all religions and comparing between them showing that they all have the same ideology”

    posted Monday, February 4 2008
  • Nilamber A

    nilamber a said:

    “I have just begin to read it. It must be a good book. How perception about God evolved? It should help us find how humanbeing has been developed. ”

    posted Tuesday, December 18 2007 ( | view 1 reply )
  • hossein a

    hossein a said:

    “I have to read it.”

    posted Monday, November 19 2007
  • jaferap

    jaferap said:

    “this book shows how islam has surpassed judaism and christianity in explaining the concept of God.skepticism of Europe partly stems from the narrow concept of God that Europe is familiar with ”

    posted Thursday, October 11 2007 ( | view 2 replies )
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