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Buddha - Hardcover

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Author: Karen Armstrong A world-renowned religious thinker contemplates one of the world's most sacred figures. It is a profound blend of biography, religion, history, and philosophy that will engage an audience which continues to be fascinated by Buddhism.

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The Battle for God

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Author: Karen Armstrong Blending history, sociology, and spirituality, The Battle for God is a compelling and compassionate study of a radical form of religious expression that is critically shaping the course of world history.

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St. Francis of Assisi

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Author: Karen Armstrong A fresh look not only at Francis, but also at the world he inhabited and was to sanctify. This book leads us through the life of the spiritual father of ecology, this humble, gentle spirit who speaks to our age as powerfully as he spoke to his own.

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Muhammad

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Author: Karen Armstrong This is a biography of the founder of Islam. This vivid and detailed book strips away centuries of distortion and myth and presents a balanced view of the man whose religion continues to dramatically affect the course of history.

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Great Transformation (hardcover)

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Author: Karen Armstrong
Armstrong traces the development of the Axial Age chronologically, examining the contributions of such figures as the Buddha, Socrates, Confucius, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, the mystics of the Upanishads, Mencius, and Euripides. All of the Axial Age faiths began in principled and visceral recoil from the unprecedented violence of their time. Despite some differences of emphasis, there was a remarkable consensus in their call for an abandonment of selfishness and a spirituality of compassion. With regard to dealing with fear, despair, hatred, rage, and violence, the Axial sages gave their people and give us, Armstrong says, two important pieces of advice: first there must be personal responsibility and self-criticism, and it must be followed by practical, effective action.

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Islam : A Short History

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Author: Karen Armstrong
Islam: A Short History begins with the flight of Muhammad and his family from Medina in the seventh century and the subsequent founding of the first mosques. It recounts the origins of the split between Shii and Sunni Muslims, and the emergence of Sufi mysticism; the spread of Islam throughout North Africa, the Levant, and Asia; the shattering effect on the Muslim world of the Crusades; the flowering of imperial Islam in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries into the world's greatest and most sophisticated power; and the origins and impact of revolutionary Islam. It concludes with an assessment of Islam today and its challenges.

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The Spiral Staircase

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Author: Karen Armstrong The Spiral Staircase at once combines memoir, theology and philosophy. It's a story about becoming human, being recognized and finally recognizing oneself.

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Buddha - Softcover

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Author: Karen Armstrong A world-renowned religious thinker contemplates one of the world's most sacred figures. It is a profound blend of biography, religion, history, and philosophy that will engage an audience which continues to be fascinated by Buddhism.

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Jerusalem : One City Three Faiths

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Author: Karen Armstrong
The city of Jerusalem stands as a religious crossroads unlike any place in history. As such, it possesses a volatile chemistry that--as we are made painfully through news reports and television--explodes on a regular basis. Karen Armstrong, a former Roman Catholic nun who teaches Judaism and is an honorary member of the Association of Muslim Social Services, has compiled a thorough narrative of the city's fascinating 3,000-year history. Though she emphasizes the city's religious turning points, she recounts battles, earthquakes and various other events, such as invasions by the Romans and the Crusaders, just a millennium apart, that nearly wiped out the city. Her comprehensive explanations provide a context to the current strife in Israel.