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#67 Hi, MalGormley, I found Karen Armstrong's book History of God to have, um, a reshaping effect on my Christian beliefs. It is very dense reading, however. The first two-thirds of Jesus: Uncovering the Life by Borg was also interesting--changed my view on the Gospels. I'd be curious to ... I'm actively reading a History of God, Under the Banner of Heaven, and Insomnia. Armstrong is one of my favorite comparative religion authors, and I'm finding that King deserves all the praise he gets. The man is an amazing author. I'm also dipping into the Dangerous Book for Boys and ... I usually have a few going at once. I've got about five going at the moment, Insomnia, the Dangerous Book for Boys, a History of God, Under the Banner of Heaven, and a ER book, Mindfulness and the Art of Change which is turning out to be completely different from what I expected. Thankfull ... ... is much more practical, which I think is what most are looking for in an introduction to a religion.
I'm also reading a History of God by Karen Armstrong which is proving an interesting read, although a bit of it is review from a class I took on the Jewish Scriptures last year.
I'm ... ... God by Lilla and I don't believe in Atheists by Hedges. And of course The Varieties of Religious Experience and God: A History.
That is, if you are interested in dialog. If the conversation is all just evangelism -- please don't bother! History Of God: The 4000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam by Karen Armstrong ... a Muslim scholar, for example, many are immediately recognizable, such as Karen Armstrong, best known for her book History of God, and Desmond Tutu, the African Ghandi.
If you have left the church because of an outdated, old man father/judge God, you really owe it to yourself to ... ... as a nun, the second is about her life after she left the convent. Both were fascinating. I'm going to have to read her The History of God now.
But, I wanted something a bit more light-hearted in the mean time, so I'm currently reading Certain Girls by Jennifer Weiner, the sequel to Goo ... #10 Do read A History of God it's an excellent intro and contrast and comparison of the three western faiths. ... religious life. She's a very engaging writer, I've heard her other books are good as well. I'll probably have to pick up A History of God when I'm done with this. ... a few of the books on my shelf, which I would recommend from a religious diversity/comparative religion perspective:
-A History of God: The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam
-The Battle for God
and
-A Short History of Myth (Myths, The)
all by Karen A ... A History of God does seem like a momentous task. Did you find it a tough read because of style or subject matter? Or something else? 291 In A History of God, Karen Armstrong traces the traces the development of how the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic religions view God. The book is extensively researched, very detailed, and - while I found it a a bit of a tough read - does an admirable job covering the subject's 4000 years.
... ... set of overviews of the genre and the detailed Tolkien ones. If nothing else it made want to give the Silmarillion
11) A History of God by Karen Armstrong (print)
This extensively researched book traces the development of how the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic religions view God. I ... II. Non-Fiction
1. Leap by Sara Davidson
2. Organize Your Life by Ronni Eisenberg
3. A History of God by Karen Armostrong
4. Monkey Dancing by Daniel Glick
5. Digital SLR for Dummies by David D. Busch
6. Boom: Voices of the Sixties by Tom Brokaw
7. Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
8 ... ... authoritative books on Religion but one of her best is Holy War: The Crusades and Their Impact on Today's World
Her book History of God is also a fascinating study of the world's religions. Still reading The History of God (non-fiction always takes me a little longer) but also enjoying Patrick Hamilton's Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky. For some reason I thought this might be hard going but I'm completely caught up in it and it's racing along. Just started A History of God by Karen Armstrong. Is there any evidence for whether atheists or believers read more books about god? One for the Happy Heathens maybe? History of God by Karen Armstrong
Going to concentrate on the non-fiction on my wish list for a bit.... ... RESENT
Temeraire: in the Service of the King
the Earthsea Trilogy
Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism
the Road
a History of God
the Great Transformation
the Battle for God
a Short History of Myth
the Great Transformation
the Unitarian Universalist Pocket Guide
the La ... ... Armstrong
Escape by Carolyn Jessop
The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins
The Great Transformation by Karen Armstrong
A History of God by Karen Armstrong
In the Beginning by Karen Armstrong
Islam by Karen Armstrong
8 Chick Lit
Dedication by Emma McLaughlin
Evidence of Love ... ... Person in the World
153 - Mental Processes and Intelligence: How We Know What Isn't So
291 - Comparative religion: A History of God
303 - Social processes: Guns, Germs, and Steel
304 - Factors affecting social behavior: The World Without Us
327 - International relations: Thirte ... ... categories, as long as it's not just one library making a blatant mistake. In this case, even the LoC online seems to list A History of God under 202, so I'd say you're safe to count it there. ... and attitudes, social theology: The World's last night and other essays or A Short History of Myth
202 Doctrines: A History of God
211 Concepts of God: The Courtier and the Heretic
212 Existence, attributes of God: Isis Unveiled (I initially thought this was a mistake, and it ... ... Hypatia of Alexandria
193 Modern Western philosophy Germany & Austria: Godel: A Life of Logic
202 Doctrines: A History of God
225 New Testament: Greek New Testament
229 Apocrypha & pseudepigrapha: Apocrypha
230 Christian Theology: Mere Christianity
292 Classical (Greek & ... ... some of that and also looks at a number of hadith.
I am somewhat ambivalent about Karen Armstrong, but I liked her A History of God. I think it is good at showing how Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all draw on each other in their development. I too do not understand why people are so gullible. After reading A History of God I am convinced, more than ever, that this willingness to believe absurdities is the result of some genetic anomaly that served some useful purpose 100,000 - 1,000,000 years ago, but serves us badly now. 30. A History of god by Karen Armstrong
Very interesting. Some of the information went over my head when she started talking about the god of philosophers, but it was interesting to see how the ideas of god have changed very much throughout history in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Plu ... Although I confess I've not read anything else she wrote, Karen Armstrong's A History of God, combined with an amazing Classics professor in college, was what got me interested in comparative religion. My impression of her book might change if I were to re-read it now (so much else to do....) ... Have any of you read The Red Tent by Anita Diamant? Now that I'm reading A History of God I realize Diamant was dead on with her depiction of how pagan the Hebrew women were at that point in time. ... the first three volumes of Fables on hold at the library.
Currently reading:
Faerie Wars by Herbie Brennan
The History of God by Karen Armstrong Thanks scott, but I have no plans the read the bible this year, or next year either.
I am, however, reading A History of God and learning about how many parts of said bible were rewritten/edited/revised/discared/replaced after the fact, to suit the politics or beliefs of the time. It's one of ... I'm reading A History of God by Karen Armstrong who happens to be a former nun. So far it's just perfect for this Happy Heathen. I see that we've both read Armstrong's A History of God. Did that strike you similarly? (I probably should have checked for a review.) I would suggest:
Amazing Grace and The Cloister Walk by Kathleen Norris
The Battle for God and The History of God by Karen Armstrong
Beyond Belief The Origin of Satan and The Gnostic Gospels by Elaine H. Pagels
God's Secretaries: The Making of the King James Bible by Adam ... ... And his Awakenings was made into a movie. I'd also recommend anything by Connie Bruck. At the moment I'm reading A History of God by Karen Armstrong and like it very much. Another wonderful writer is Charles Rosen, the pianist. While most of his books are geared for students ... ... ten (alphabetical by author, not necessarily the order I'll read in) are:
London: the biography by Peter Ackroyd
The history of god by Karen Armstrong
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
Mansfield park by Jane Austen
The New York Trilogy: "City of Glass", "Ghosts" and "L ... I found A History of God by Karen Armstrong to be both a compelling read and a challenge to my faith.
To echo what someone said earlier, an indepth study of The Bible was also a challenge to my faith. I also found that teaching Sunday School and a Bible class to teenagers was both ... I've got quite a few chunkers waiting for me on my TBR list-
A history of god almost fits the bill at 496 pages
Sarum : the novel of England 1056 pages
The years of rice and salt 784 pages
Pillars of the earth 992 pages
Fingerprints of the gods 578 pages
The first three books of ... ... is My God by Herman Wouk
And Karen Armstrong's works on Christianity, Judaism and Islam are enlightening.
A History of God; Jerusalem: One City, Three Faiths; The Battle for God; Islam: A Short History. Well, that one did, but the one listing what I'm reading didn't - grrr!
OK, one more time - half way through History of God by Karen Armstrong,just started The Murder Room and still slogging through Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, though finding it slow going.
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