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Biographies & Memoirs
The Man Who Inspired the World's Fastest-Growing Religion Muhammad presents a fascinating portrait of the founder of a religion that continues to change the course of world history. Muhammad's story is more relevant than... See More
History
In the late twentieth century, fundamentalism has emerged as one of the most powerful forces at work in the world, contesting the dominance of modern secular values and threatening peace and harmony around the globe. Yet it... See More
Religion & Spirituality
The renowned religious historian "preaches the gospel truth... explaining how the spiritual guide... came into being and evolved over the centuries" (Vanity Fair). As the single work at the heart of Christianity, the... See More
Biographies & Memoirs
St. Paul is known throughout the world as the first Christian writer, authoring fourteen of the twenty-seven books in the New Testament. But as Karen Armstrong demonstrates in St. Paul: The Apostle We Love to Hate, he also... See More
Religion & Spirituality
From one of the most original thinkers on the role of religion in the modern world, a profound exploration of the spiritual power of nature -- and an urgent call to reclaim that power in everyday life. "Much has been... See More
Religion & Spirituality
Why does God exist? How have the three dominant monotheistic religions -- Judaism, Christianity, and Islam -- shaped and altered the conception of God? How have these religions influenced each other? In this stunningly... See More
Religion & Spirituality
One of the most original thinkers on the role of religion in the modern world -- and the bestselling author of such acclaimed books as A History of God, Islam, and Buddha -- now gives us a thoughtful, and thought-provoking... See More
Religion & Spirituality
A book that shines fresh light on the world's major religions to help us build bridges between faiths and rediscover a creative and spiritual engagement with holy texts -- from the New York Times bestselling author of A... See More
Biographies & Memoirs
NATIONAL BESTSELLER ? The New York Times bestselling author of A History of God delivers the gripping, inspirational story about her own search for God. "A story about becoming human, being recognized, finally recognizing... See More
Religion & Spirituality
"Karen Armstrong is a genius." -- A. N. Wilson As the foundation stone of the Jewish and Christian scriptures, The Book of Genesis unfolds some of the most arresting stories of world literature -- the Creation; Adam and... See More
Religion & Spirituality
A sweeping exploration of religion and the history of human violence -- from the New York Times bestselling author of The History of God ? "Elegant and powerful... Both erudite and accurate, dazzling in its breadth of... See More
NATIONAL BESTSELLER ? A nuanced exploration of the role of religion in our lives, drawing on insights of the past to build a faith for our dangerously polarized age -- from the New York Times bestselling author of The... See More
Religion & Spirituality
Venerated for millennia by three faiths, torn by irreconcilable conflict, conquered, rebuilt, and mourned for again and again, Jerusalem is a sacred city whose very sacredness has engendered terrible tragedy. In this... See More
En nuestro mundo cada vez más secular, los textos sagrados se consideran, en el mejor de los casos, irrelevantes y, en el peor, una excusa para incitar a la violencia, el odio y la división. Entonces, ¿qué valor, si es... See More
Literature & Fiction
'The beautifully quirky title of Karen Armstrong's first collection of poetry maps the final journey of a friend who is dying of cancer. These poems capture the warmth of unselfish love; of a relationship despite trying... See More
Religion & Spirituality
No religion in the modern world is as feared and misunderstood as Islam. It haunts the popular Western imagination as an extreme faith that promotes authoritarian government, female oppression, civil war, and terrorism... See More
NATIONAL BESTSELLER ? An extraordinary investigation of a critical moment in the evolution of religious thought -- from the New York Times bestselling author of A History of God and The Spiral Staircase "A splendid book... See More
Religion & Spirituality
Hebrews marks a parting of the ways for Jews and Christians of the first century. It makes a case for the superiority of the new Christian 'faith' over old Hebrew orthodoxy and draws on the Old Testament for precedents for... See More
Politics & Social Sciences
Karen Armstrong's concise yet compelling investigation into the history of myth takes us from the Palaeolithic period and the mythology of the hunters right up to the 'Great Western Transformation' of the last 500 years. She... See More
RAPED, ABUSED, MOLESTED LEFT TO FIGURE OUT LIFE ON HER OWN.. Unwanted by a prostitute mother, inadequately raised by a schizophrenic aunt with multiple personalities just to name a few of the many incidents that left her on... See More