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

"An admirable and impressive work of synthesis that will give insight and satisfaction to thousands of lay readers."
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In this stunningly intelligent book, Karen Armstrong, one of Britain's foremost commentators on religious affairs, traces the history of how men and women have perceived and experienced God, from the time of Abraham to the present. From classical philsophy and medieval mysticism to the Reformation, the Enlightenment, and the modern age of skepticism, Karen Armstrong performs the near miracle of distilling the intellectual history of monotheism into one superbly readable volume, destined to take its place as a classic.
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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Oct-17-2009; This is now available on DVD and I recommend that over the audiobook; A History of God might be a masterpiece or it might just be a classic. I think everybody would benefit from reading/listening/viewing this work. I've both listened to the book and seen the documentary and I believe the documentary is...; read full review | report as inappropriate

4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Oct-09-2009; Superb, with crucial omissions; In a 400-page book covering 4000 years of western religion, you just can't cover everything. Karen Armstrong does a fabulous job of presenting various schools of religious interpretation - God of the Philosophers, God of the Mystics,...; read full review | report as inappropriate

1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-07-2009; Historian? Or creative manipulator; This book is okay for a broad view of how religions developed; the problem comes when you focus in on the details. If you are detailed oriented, then I hope you really know your religious history because if not, you will not be aware of...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-28-2009; Never Stop Searching!; A History of God: The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam by Karen Armstrong is a book that believes the definition of God has been changed many times and altered throughout the ages. The author believes that the three...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Oct-17-2009; This is now available on DVD and I recommend that over the audiobook; A History of God might be a masterpiece or it might just be a classic. I think everybody would benefit from reading/listening/viewing this work. I've both listened to the book and seen the documentary and I believe the documentary is...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jun-08-2009; hISTORY OF GOD; FULL OF DETAILED HISTORICAL INFORMATION. SHOULD BE READ AS IF IT IS A TEXT BOOK OR PERHAPS AN ACADEMIC PAPER FOR SCHOLARS. DOUBTFUL THE AVERAGE AMERICAN READER CAN DIGEST ALL THIS SCHOLARLY WRITTEN INFORMATION. CAN BE USED AS A REFERENCE...; read full review | report as inappropriate

1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-07-2009; Historian? Or creative manipulator; This book is okay for a broad view of how religions developed; the problem comes when you focus in on the details. If you are detailed oriented, then I hope you really know your religious history because if not, you will not be aware of...; read full review | report as inappropriate