A History Of God

A History Of God

1993 • 562 pages

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The idea of a single devine 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.

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January 9, 2020

I can only sum up this books as a “regurgitation of names, dates and philosophies”. It bounces all over the place in no coherent order. I listened to the audiobook. Maybe the printed book has better chapter titles and maybe pictures to give better concepts.

October 29, 2016

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