Karen Armstrong is one of the foremost commentators on religious affairs in both Britain and the United States. She spent seven years as a Roman Catholic nun, took a degree at Oxford University, teaches at Leo Baeck College for the Study of Judaism, and received the 1999 Muslim Public Affairs Council Media Award. Her previous books include the best-selling A History of God: The 4000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam; Jerusalem: One City, Three Faiths; and In the Beginning: A New Interpretation of Genesis.
"One of the most penetrating, readable, and prescient accounts to
date of the rise of the fundamentalist movements in Judaism,
Christianity, and Islam."
--The New York Times Book Review
"EXCELLENT . . . HIGHLY INTELLIGENT AND HIGHLY READABLE . . . This
is a book that will prove indispensable . . . for anyone who seeks
insight into how these powerful movements affect global politics
and society today and into the future."
--The Baltimore Sun
"ARMSTRONG SUCCEEDS BRILLIANTLY . . . With her astonishing depth of
knowledge and readily accessible writing style, [she] makes an
ideal guide in traversing a subject that is by its very nature
complex, sensitive and frequently ambiguous."
--The San Francisco Examiner and Chronicle
"A USEFUL AND REWARDING BOOK."
--The Boston Globe
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