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Karen Armstrong (born 14 November 1944) is a British author and commentator known for her books on comparative religion. [1] A former Roman Catholic religious sister , she went from a conservative to a more liberal and mystical Christian faith.
The Case for God is a 2009 book by Karen Armstrong. It covers the history of religion, from the paleolithic age to the present day, with a focus on the three Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam, and on apophatic theology in various religions. Another theme is intellectual beliefs versus practice.
A History of God is a book by Karen Armstrong that was published by Knopf in 1993. It details the history of the three major monotheistic traditions, Judaism, Christianity and Islam, along with some details on Buddhism and Hinduism.
Armstrong argues in the book that religion is not the primary driving force of war and violence. [1] Instead she argues that the driving force is the creation and maintenance of state power. [2] Armstrong's work has been dedicated in part to challenging the New Atheist movement. [3]
Finally she is given an opportunity to write a documentary about early Christianity, which sets her on a new path of researching religion. [3] Armstrong tells her struggles with faith and religious life, in which she was "knocked back to zero over and over again before she arrived at a personally meaningful concept of the divine" according to ...
The Battle for God: Fundamentalism in Judaism, Christianity and Islam is a book by author Karen Armstrong published in 2000 by Knopf/HarperCollins which the New York Times described as "one of the most penetrating, readable, and prescient accounts to date of the rise of the fundamentalist movements in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam". [1]
British author of comparative religion Karen Armstrong gave a scathing review, calling it "a depressing read". [9] Armstrong found Spencer unable to understand Muhammad in the cultural, economic, historical, political and spiritual circumstances of 7th-century Arabian Peninsula, leading him to making "basic and bad mistakes of fact". [9]
Islam: A Short History is a 2000 book by the British writer Karen Armstrong, a former Roman Catholic nun and author of popular books about the history of religion.Armstrong condemns the West for being prejudiced about Islam since the Crusades, yet writing about present-day Muslims.