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Case for God by Karen Armstrong (2009, Hardcover) 
Case for God by Karen Armstrong (2009, Hardcover)

 
Case for God by Karen Armstrong (2009, Hardcover)

Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc
Publication Date: 2009-09-22
Language: English
Format: Hardcover
ISBN-10: 0307269183
ISBN-13: 9780307269188
Product ID: EPID72382044
Description: A former nun and renowned religious scholar, Karen Armstrong (A HISTORY OF GOD) writes with passion and quiet intelligence about the significant role that religious practice has played throughout history, and how that role has been taint...
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Synopsis
A former nun and renowned religious scholar, Karen Armstrong (A HISTORY OF GOD) writes with passion and quiet intelligence about the significant role that religious practice has played throughout history, and how that role has been tainted and misunderstood both by religious fundamentalists and by the equally fervid rhetoric of the neo-atheists like Sam Harris and Richard Dawkins. Armstrong's concept of religion draws on the apophatic tradition in which God's nature cannot ever be expressed in language, a tradition in which religion must be practiced and experienced rather than argued or intellectualized. She uses the Greek terms of "logos" and "mythos" to distinguish between our rational dealing with the world and our deeper mysterious craving for myth to make sense of our human suffering. Using examples from a wide range of religions, Armstrong strives to show her readers the ways that religion can still serve the modern world as a source of solace, awe, and compassion. Selected by Publishers Weekly as one of the 100 Best Books of 2009.

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Publication Date:2009-09-22

Size
Length:406 pages
Height:9.3 in
Width:6.5 in
Thickness:1.8 in
Weight:26.4 oz

Publisher's Note
Evaluates the role of religion in history and the modern world, stating that today's expressions of faith are considerably removed from those of previous generations while arguing that an increased awareness of past insights may help to build a faith that speaks to an increasingly polarized society.

Industry Reviews
"[A] passionate footnoted argument for the human need for a God."
(11/02/2009)

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