- religion, christianity, doctrine, Nonfiction
A history of the human attempt to answer hard questions through religious constructions, mainly the idea of God and mostly in Western monotheistic religions, principally Christianity.
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- Author
- Karen Armstrong
- First published
- 2009
- Pages
- 419
- Publisher
- Thorndike Press, Knopf Canada, Knopf
- Editions
- 6
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780307269188
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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. - Wikipedia
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