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The Quest for God: Personal Pilgrimage, a Paperback - 1997
by Paul Johnson
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A highly acclaimed and bestselling author offers an incisive, intelligent, and probing discussion of the nature of God and the need for religious faith. Who and what is God? What is Hell? Why must we experience death? His answers surprise, provoke, inspire and comfort.
Summary
In this probing, challenging and personal account of his feelings about God and religion, Paul Johnson shares with others the strength and comfort of his own faith. Informed by his great knowledge of history, The Quest for God is written with force, lucidity and eloquence by the author of Intellectuals, Modern Times, A History of the Jews and other works.
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In this probing, challenging and personal account of his feelings about God and religion, Paul Johnson shares with others the strength and comfort of his own faith. Informed by his great knowledge of history, The Quest for God is written with force, lucidity and eloquence by the author of Intellectuals, Modern Times, A History of the Jews and other works.
Details
- Title The Quest for God: Personal Pilgrimage, a
- Author Paul Johnson
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 1st
- Pages 224
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Harper Perennial, New York
- Publication date 1997-04-11
- Features Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780060928230 / 0060928239
- Weight 0.46 lbs (0.21 kg)
- Dimensions 7.97 x 5.37 x 0.62 in (20.24 x 13.64 x 1.57 cm)
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Themes
- Religious Orientation: Christian
- Religious Orientation: Jewish
- Theometrics: Catholic
- Topical: Christian Interest
- Category Theology - Apologetics
- Library of Congress Catalogue Number 96010721
- Dewey Decimal Code 239
