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The History of God: the 4000-year quest of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
Armstrong, Karen
New York : A.A. Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 1993.

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This searching, profound comparative history of the three major monotheistic faiths fearlessly illuminates the sociopolitical ground in which religious ideas take root, blossom and mutate. Armstrong, a British broadcaster, commentator on religious affairs and former Roman Catholic nun, argues that Judaism, Christianity and Islam each developed the idea of a personal God, which has helped believers to mature as full human beings.

Grateful acknowledgement is made to Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Random House, Inc. for permission to make this resource available to the Cornell community for non-profit, academic use only. Copyright ©1993 by Karen Armstrong.

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