From one of the world's foremost historians and thinkers on religious affairs comes the bestselling history of Islam, "a small gem, bristling with insight and sensitive historical analysis of a misunderstood and much maligned faith"...

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,...

'KAREN ARMSTRONG IS A GENIUS' A.N. WilsonIn this hugely powerful book, Karen Armstrong argues that if we want to avert environmental catastrophe, it is not enough to change our behaviour: we need to learn to think and feel differently...

The ancient roots of mythology and its contemporary legacy and centrality to the modern frame of reference are explored in this profound look at the human need for a story. von Armstrong, Karen

'Filled with a timeless wisdom and deep humanity' - Guardian'KAREN ARMSTRONG IS A GENIUS' - A.N. Wilson, author of The Victorians and Winnie and WolfIn this hugely powerful book, Karen Armstrong argues that if we want to avert...

Gripping, revelatory, and inspirational, The Spiral Staircase is an extraordinary account of an astonishing spiritual journey. In 1962, at age seventeen, Karen Armstrong entered a convent, eager to meet God. After seven brutally unhappy...

A personal exploration of spirituality in the contemporary world, and the place of belief in the twenty-first century. Armstrong is the author of the bestseller, "A History Of God". It has sold over 8,000 copies in hardback....

From one of the world's leading writers on religion and the highly acclaimed author of the bestselling "A History of God" comes a major new work: a chronicle of the ninth century BCE, when the peoples of four distinct regions of the...

"Muhammad: Prophet for Our Time" von Karen Armstrong ist eine biografische Darstellung des Lebens und der Lehren des islamischen Propheten Muhammad. Das Buch bietet einen detaillierten Einblick in die historischen, kulturellen und...

In our increasingly secular world, holy texts are at best seen as irrelevant, and at worst as an excuse to incite violence, hatred and division. So what value, if any, can scripture hold for us today? And if our world no longer seems...

"The Battle for God: A History of Fundamentalism" von Karen Armstrong ist eine tiefgehende Untersuchung der Ursprünge und Entwicklungen des religiösen Fundamentalismus im Judentum, Christentum und Islam. Armstrong beleuchtet die...

Nah ist und schwer zu fassen der Gott. 3000 Jahre Glaubensgeschichte von Abraham bis Albert Einstein.