History of God: The 4000 Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 13
9780099273677
Category
NON-FICTION
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Publication Year
2004
Publisher
Pages
528
Subject
God (Judaism) -- History of doctrines. ; God (Islam) -- History of doctrines. ; Judaism -- Doctrines -- History. ; God -- Comparative studies.
Abstract
The idea of a single divine being - God, Yahweh, Allah - has existed for over 4,000 years. But the history of God is also the history of human struggle. While Judaism, Islam and Christianity proclaim the goodness of God, organised religion has too often been the catalyst for violence and ineradicable prejudice. In this fascinating, extensive and original account of the evolution of belief, Karen Armstrong examines Western society's unerring fidelity to this idea of One God and the many conflicting convictions it engenders. A controversial, extraordinary story of worship and war, "A History of God" confronts the most fundamental fact - or fiction - of our lives.
Number of Copies
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