by Karen Armstrong · Ballantine Books · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780345384560
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«A History of God» is Karen Armstrong's essay on the history of religions, published by Ballantine Books in paperback (496 pages, in English).
Karen Armstrong traces the history of how Jews, Christians and Muslims have conceived and experienced God, from Abraham to the present: from pagan worship to monotheism in Babylon, to the rise of Christianity and Islam, and to the evolution of the one God through classical philosophy, medieval mysticism, the Reformation and modern skepticism.
The full subtitle of «A History of God» is 'The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam'. The work was originally published in 1994.
Recommended for readers interested in the history of religions, theology and comparative studies of monotheism.
Karen Armstrong is a British author and commentator known for her books on comparative religion. A former Roman Catholic religious sister, she went from a conservative to a more liberal and mystical Christian faith. She attended St Anne's College, Oxford, while in the convent and graduated in English. She left the convent in 1969. Her work focuses on commonalities of the major religions, such as the importance of compassion and the Golden Rule.
