Book description
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.
Karen Armstrong is one of the world's leading commentators on
religious affairs. She spent seven years as a Roman Catholic nun in the
1960s, but then left her teaching order in 1969 to read English at St
Anne's College, Oxford. In 1982, she became a full time writer and
broadcaster. She is a best-selling author of over 15 books. An
accomplished writer and passionate campaigner for religious liberty,
Armstrong has addressed members of the United States Congress and the
Senate and has participated in the World Economic Forum.
