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A History of God by Karen Armstrong
Category: Philosophy and Religion
"The idea of a single devine being - God, Yahweh, Allah - has existed for over 4,000 years. But the history of God is also the history of human struggle. While Judaism, Islam and Christianity proclaim the goodness of God, organised religion has too often been the catalyst for violence and ineradicable p ...Show more
A History of God: The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam by Karen Armstrong
Category: Philosophy and Religion
" An admirable and impressive work of synthesis that will give insight and satisfaction to thousands of lay readers." THE WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLDIn this stunningly intelligent book, Karen Armstrong, one of Britain's foremost commentators on religious affairs, traces the history of how men and women h ...Show more
A Short History of Myth (Myth Series) by Karen Armstrong
Category: Fiction
As long as we have been human, we have been mythmakers. In A Short History of Myth, Karen Armstrong holds up the mirror of mythology to show us the history of ourselves, and embarks on a journey that begins at a Neanderthal graveside and ends buried in the heart of the modern novel. Surprising, powerful ...Show more
Buddha by Karen Armstrong
Category: Biography | Series: Lives S.
A superb introduction to the life and thought of a revolutionary spiritual thinker, by a bestselling author.
Dog Food Recipes Cookbook - Dog Treat Recipes, Raw Dog Food Recipes and Healthy Dog Food Secrets by Karen L. Armstrong
Category: Nature
The Official Dog Food Recipes Cookbook is loaded with over 130 dog food recipes and healthy dog treats. Old dogs and young puppies love these natural dog food snacks. You can't go wrong.It's easy to cook your own organic dog food or bake up a perfect raw dog food treat with the step-by-step instructions ...Show more
Fields of Blood - Religion...Violence by Karen Armstrong
Category: History
It is the most persistent myth of our time: religion is the cause of all violence. But history suggests otherwise. Karen Armstrong, former Roman Catholic nun and one of our foremost scholars of religion, speaks out to disprove the link between religion and bloodshed. * Religion is as old as humanity ...Show more
Fields of Blood - Religion and the History of Violence by Karen Armstrong
Category: Health and Wellbeing
Our foremost scholar of religion challenges one of the most persistent myths of our time- that religion has been the cause of all major wars. It is the most persistent myth of our time- religion is the cause of all violence. But history suggests otherwise. Karen Armstrong, former Roman Catholic nun and ...Show more
Fields of Blood: Religion and the History of Violence by Karen Armstrong
Category: History
Countering the atheist claim that believers are by default violent fanatics and religion is the cause of all major wars, Karen Armstrong demonstrates that religious faith is not inherently violent. In fact, the world's major religions have throughout their history displayed ambivalent attitudes towards ...Show more
Fields of Blood - Religion and the History of Violence by Karen Armstrong
Category: Religion
From the renowned and bestselling author of A History of God, a sweeping exploration of religion's connection to violence. In these troubled times, we risk basing decisions of real and dangerous consequence on mistaken understandings of the faiths subscribed around us, in our immediate community as well ...Show more
In the Beginning by Karen Armstrong
Category: Philosophy and Religion
The foundation stone of Jewish and Christian scriptures, the power of the "Book of Genesis" lies in its stories - "Creation", "the Fall", "Cain and Abel", "Noah", "Abraham", "Jacob" and "Joseph". These ancient tales illuminate some of our most enduring and profound problems: cowardice, the struggle with ...Show more
Islam: A Short History by Karen Armstrong
Category: History | Series: Modern Library Chronicles
No religion in the modern world is as feared and misunderstood as Islam. It haunts the popular imagination as an extreme faith that promotes terrorism, authoritarian government, female oppression, and civil war. In a vital revision of this narrow view of Islam and a distillation of years of thinking and ...Show more