The Great Transformation: The Beginning of Our Religious Traditions
In the ninth century BCE, events in four regions of the civilized world led to the rise of religious traditions that have endured to the present day--the development of Confucianism and Daoism in China, Hinduism and Buddhism in India, monotheism in Israel, and philosophical rationalism in Greece. Armstrong, one of our most prominent religious scholars, examines how these traditions began in response to the violence of their time. Studying figures as diverse as the Buddha and Socrates, Confucius and Jeremiah, Armstrong reveals how these still enduring philosophies can help address our contemporary problems.
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| From: Amazon Posted: Jun 15, 2008 Type: User Review |
The Great Bifurcation: Man vs the Mob
"The position men have given to Jesus is a position of authority. It characterizes themselves. It cannot alter the eternal facts. Great is the soul, and plain. It is no flatterer, it is no follower; it never appeals from itself. It always believes...
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| From: Amazon Posted: May 26, 2008 Type: User Review |
Not What I Was Hoping For
I really, really wanted to like this book. Its premise is compelling; during the so-called "Axial Age"--that is, from 1600 to 900 BC--world events led to the rise of four great religious traditions: the development of Confucianism and Daoism in...
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| From: Amazon Posted: Feb 27, 2008 Type: User Review |
kumbaya
It started off badly when the narrative began with the notion that once upon a time proto-Aryans lived peacefully and justly until etc.
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| From: Amazon Posted: Feb 18, 2008 Type: User Review |
Lucid reading
Extremely well-written record of the Axial ages, of the Axial people and the Axial spirituality. This book traces the history of the Aryans, the vedic people in India; the Greeks and their times; the Jews and their spirituality and rituals; the...
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| From: Amazon Posted: Jan 20, 2008 Type: User Review |
Intruiging exploration of our religious past
Karen Armstrong, a commentator and historian of the world's religions, adds to her writings another interesting exploration of the roots and origins of the world's faiths. In this study, Armstrong in particular examines the crucial period...
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