The Battle For God

BY KAREN ARMSTRONG
Now in Paperback! "Karen Armstrong has given us a wide-ranging review of the wrenching 'Battle for God' between the forces of modernism and fundamentalism. Too many prefer to curse and denigrate the rise of fundamentalism. Karen Armstrong chooses to light a candle of understanding and comparative analysis."-Rabbi Irving Greenberg

Ballantine 2001 464 PP. Paper

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The Bible _ Publishers Remainder

BY KAREN ARMSTRONG
In this seminal account, acclaimed historian Karen Armstrong discusses the conception, gestation, life, and afterlife of history's most powerful book. Its contents have changed over the centuries, it has been transformed by translation and, through interpretation, has developed manifold meanings to various religions, denominations, and sects. Armstronganalyzes the social and political situation in which oral history turned into written scripture, how this all-pervasive scripture was collected into one work, and how it becameaccepted as Christianity's sacred text, and how its interp retation changed over time.

Grove Press 2008 302 PP. Paper

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The Case For God

BY KAREN ARMSTRONG
This book moves from the stone age to the present detailing the great lengths to which humankind has gone in order to experience a sacred reality that it called by many names, such as God, Brahman, Nirvana, Allah, or Dao. Focusing especially on Christianity but including Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, & Hinduism, Armstrong examines the diminished impulse toward religion in our own time. Why has God become so unbelievable to so many? She makes a powerful, argument for drawing on the insights of the past in order to build a faith that speaks to the needs of our polarized age, but cautions us that religion was never supposed to provide answers that lie within the competence of human reason.

Knopf 2009 432 PP. Cloth

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The Great Transformation - Paper

The Beginning Of Our Religious Traditions

BY KAREN ARMSTRONG
In this book Karen Armstrong reveals how the sages of this pivotal "Axial Age" can speak clearly and helpfully to the violence and desperation that we experience in our own times. Armstrong traces the development of the Axial Age chronologically, examining the contributions of such figures as Buddha, Socrates, Confucius, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, the mystics of the Upanishads, Mencius, and Euripides. With regard to dealing with fear, despair, hatred, rage, and violence, the Axial sages gave their people and give us, Armstrong says, two important pieces of advice: first there must be personal responsibility and self-criticism, and it must be followed by practical, effective action.

Anchor Books 2007 565 PP. Paper

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The Great Transformation, Unmarked Remainder Edition

The Beginnings Of Our Religious Traditions

BY KAREN ARMSTRONG
Karen Armstrong traces the development of today's religious ideology, examining the contributions of such figures as Buddha, Socrates, Confucius, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, the mystics of the Upanishads, Mencius, and Euripides. She looks at how similar ideas inspired different religions across the world as they developed from 1600 years before Christ to the present day. Her gift makes the complex maze understandable and gives hope for interfaith initiatives. This large format paperback makes the writing even more accessible with larger maps and tables easier to follow.

Knopf 2006 469 PP. Paper

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A History Of God

The 4,000-year Quest Of Judaism, Christianity And Islam

BY KAREN ARMSTRONG
Karen Armstrong considers herself an "historian of ideas" and here she looks at how the concept of God has changed over time in the major world religions. She looks at the historical, intellectual, philosophical, and social developments that both shaped and were shaped by them.

Ballantine 1994 496 PP Paper

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In The Beginning

A New Interpretation Of Genesis

BY KAREN ARMSTRONG
As the foundation stone of the Jewish and Christian scriptures, The Book of Genesis unfolds some of the most arresting stories of world literature--the Creation; Adam and Eve; Cain and Abel; the sacrifice of Isaac. Yet the meaning of Genesis remains enigmatic. In this fascinating volume, Karen Armstrong, author of the highly acclaimed bestseller A History of God, brilliantly illuminates the mysteries and profundities of this mystifying work.

Ballantine 1996 195 PP. Paper

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Islam - A Short History

BY KAREN ARMSTRONG
"Readers seeking a quick but thoughtful introduction to Islam will want to peruse Armstrong's [book]. In her hallmark stylish and accessible prose, the author of A History of God takes readers from the sixth-century days of the Prophet Muhammad to the present. Armstrong writes about the revelations Muhammad received, and explains that the Qur'an earned its name (which means recitation) because most of Muhammad's followers were illiterate and learned his teachings not from reading them but hearing them proclaimed aloud. Throughout the book, Armstrong traces what she sees as Islam's emphasis on right living over right belief." - Publishers Weekly

Phoenix 2002 192 PP. Paper

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Muhammad - A Prophet For Our Time

Eminent Lives Series

BY KAREN ARMSTRONG
Karen Armstrong's immaculately researched new biography of Muhammad will enable readers to understand the true origins and spirituality of a faith that is all too often misrepresented as cruel, intolerant, and inherently violent. An acclaimed authority on religious and spiritual issues, Armstrong offers a balanced, in-depth portrait, revealing the man at the heart of Islam by dismantling centuries of misconceptions. Armstrong demonstrates that Muhammad's life - a pivot point in history - has genuine relevance to the global crises we face today.

HarperCollins 2006 256 PP. Cloth

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A Short History Of Myth

BY KAREN ARMSTRONG
Polyglot book machine and frequent NPR contributor Karen Armstrong, turns her attention to myths and stories from Paleolithic times up to the present day. From creation myths to Science debunking their "actual" truth she categorizes them and looks at the human need for myth and story.

Canongate 2005 159 PP. Cloth

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The Spiral Staircase

My Climb Out Of Darkness

BY KAREN ARMSTRONG
"If it were simply a narrative of a life resolving itself into extraordinary achievement, The Spiral Staircase would be enough. But it also portrays lyrically the tender relationship with her young autistic friend, Jacob; her adventures in the Holy Land; and her discovery at last, while writing A History of God, that theology could speak to her, as poetry does, in silence.. Armstrong's own understanding of God, with which she concludes, may not be for everyone. But those who believe the world needs `not belief, not certainty, but compassionate action,' will find here words to live by."-The United Church Observer

Anchor Books 2005 336 PP. Paper

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