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Format: Hardcover
ISBN-10: 0679426000
ISBN-13: 9780679426004
Oct 1993
Publisher: Ballantine Books
460 pages
Language: English |
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Condition: Brand New
Seller's Comments: Eleventh Printing, February 1994. Pages unturned. Binding tight. Speedy shipping.
Full Description:
A thought-provoking work about three religious faiths -- Judaism, Christianity Islam -- and their differing views of God. Far from being a dry, academic tome, this book is written in a style that engages readers and takes one on a ride through humanity's often convoluted relationship with the divine. Karen Armstrong's basic idea is that successful religions and sects have relied on effectiveness and pragmatism rather than philosophy or historical tradition. This is key to her theory that, while the major religions are in sharp contrast to each other in ritual and practice, they collaborate in their mystical traditions that have developed from an abstract, collective unconscious that does not rely on symbols and liturgy. A fascinating book that reverently questions the existence of God while championing the existence of the soul. |
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