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The Battle for God
by Armstrong, Karen
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- ISBN 10
- 0345391691
- ISBN 13
- 9780345391698
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U.S.A.: Ballantine Books, 2001. 1st Edition 5th or later Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Clean and unmarked. In our supposedly secular age governed by reason and technology, fundamentalism has emerged as an overwhelming force in every major world religion. Why? This is the fascinating, disturbing question that bestselling author Karen Armstrong addresses in her brilliant new book The Battle for God. Writing with the broad perspective and deep understanding of human spirituality that won huge audiences for A History of God, Armstrong illuminates the spread of militant piety as a phenomenon peculiar to our moment in history. Contrary to popular belief, fundamentalism is not a throwback to some ancient form of religion but rather a response to the spiritual crisis of the modern world. As Armstrong argues, the collapse of a piety rooted in myth and cult during the Renaissance forced people of faith to grasp for new ways of being religious--and fundamentalism was born. Armstrong focuses here on three fundamentalist movements: Protestant fundamentalism in America, Jewish fundamentalism in Israel, and Islamic fundamentalism in Egypt and Iran--exploring how each has developed its own unique way of combating the assaults of modernity. 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.
Synopsis
The Battle for God: Fundamentalism in Judaism, Christianity and Islam is a book by best-selling author Karen Armstrong published in 2000 by Knopf/HarperCollins which the New York Times described as "one of the most penetrating, readable, and prescient accounts to date of the rise of the fundamentalist movements in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam". The Battle for God traces the history of the rise of fundamentalism in the three major monotheistic faiths.
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- Title
- The Battle for God
- Author
- Armstrong, Karen
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 5th or later Printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0345391691
- ISBN 13
- 9780345391698
- Publisher
- Ballantine Books
- Place of Publication
- U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 2001
- Pages
- 480
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
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