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A History of God by Karen Armstrong
27.99 AUD
Category: Spirituality
"The idea of a single devine being - God, Yahweh, Allah - has existed for over 4,000 years. But the history of God is also the history of human struggle. While Judaism, Islam and Christianity proclaim the goodness of God, organised religion has too often been the catalyst for violence and ineradicable p ...Show more
A Short History of Myth (Myth Series) by Karen Armstrong
23.95 AUD
Category: Spirituality
As long as we have been human, we have been mythmakers. In A Short History of Myth, Karen Armstrong holds up the mirror of mythology to show us the history of ourselves, and embarks on a journey that begins at a Neanderthal graveside and ends buried in the heart of the modern novel. Surprising, powerful ...Show more
Buddha by Karen Armstrong
22.99 AUD
Category: Spirituality | Series: Lives S.
A superb introduction to the life and thought of a revolutionary spiritual thinker, by a bestselling author.
In the Beginning by Karen Armstrong
19.95 AUD
Category: Spirituality
The foundation stone of Jewish and Christian scriptures, the power of the "Book of Genesis" lies in its stories - "Creation", "the Fall", "Cain and Abel", "Noah", "Abraham", "Jacob" and "Joseph". These ancient tales illuminate some of our most enduring and profound problems: cowardice, the struggle with ...Show more
Islam A Short History by Karen Armstrong
24.99 AUD
Category: Popular History | Series: Universal History | Reading Level: very good
In the public mind, Islam is a religion of extremes: it is the world's fastest growing faith; more than three-quarters of the world's refugees are Islamic; it has produced government by authoritarian monarchies in Saudi Arabia and ultra-republicans in Iran. Whether we are reading about civil war in Alge ...Show more
On The Bible by Karen Armstrong
24.95 AUD
Category: Spirituality | Series: Ten Books That Changed the World S. | Reading Level: very good
A ground-breaking explanation of the single most influential text of all time by the world's foremost religious historian. The Bible is the most widely distributed book in the world. Translated into over 2,000 languages, it is estimated that more than six billion copies have been sold in the last 200 ye ...Show more
Religion by Karen Armstrong
7.99 AUD
Category: Spirituality | Series: Vintage Minis Ser.
'Because 'God' is infinite, nobody can have the last word.'What is this thing, religion, which has supposedly been the cause of bloodshed and warring for centuries? What is 'God' and do we need 'Him' in our modern world? Karen Armstrong, bestselling author and one of the world's leading writers on relig ...Show more
Sacred Nature by Karen Armstrong
35.00 AUD
Category: Spirituality
An urgent manifesto and a practical guide on how to change our relationship with nature, by one of the world's leading writers on religion and spirituality 'KAREN ARMSTRONG IS A GENIUS' A.N. Wilson In this hugely powerful book, Karen Armstrong argues that if we want to avert environmental catastrophe, i ...Show more
Sacred Nature: How We Can Recover Our Bond with the Natural World by Karen Armstrong
29.99 AUD
Category: Mind Body Spirit
'A rich and subtle exploration of the sacredness of nature, filled with a timeless wisdom and deep humanity' GuardianIn this hugely powerful book, Karen Armstrong argues that it isn't enough to change our behaviour to avert environmental catastrophe - we must rekindle our spiritual bond with the natural ...Show more
St Paul: The Misunderstood Apostle by Karen Armstrong
22.99 AUD
Category: Biography & Memoir
Second-hand book in reasonable condition. Some wear on cover corners and edges. St Paul is known throughout the world as the first Christian writer, authoring fourteen of the twenty-seven books in the New Testament. But as Karen Armstrong demonstrates in St Paul: The Misunderstood Apostle, he also ex ...Show more
The Battle for God: A History of Fundamentalism by Armstrong, Karen
37.99 AUD
Category: Popular History | Series: Readers Circle Ser.
One of the most penetrating, readable, and prescient accounts to date of the rise of the fundmentalist movements in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. (New York Times Book Review)
The Case for God - What Religion Really Means by Karen Armstrong
19.99 AUD
Category: Spirituality
An essential book for our times: A thoughtful, cultured response to Richard Dawkins. There is widespread confusion about the nature of religious truth. For the first time in history, a significantly large number of people want nothing to do with God. Mlitant atheists preach a gospel of godlessness with ...Show more