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A Spiritual Reflection – What Karen Armstrong’s Case For God Really Means To Me?

September 29th, 2009 12 Comments

This post is irregular in two ways.  One, I am often – if not always – happy with what I publish here.  Technically speaking, there is nothing wrong with the book summary I wrote on a Sunday morning, 7am to be exact.  But the more I read that post, the more disconnected I feel.  I [...]

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Islam By Karen Armstrong – A Short History

February 4th, 2008 4 Comments

Any English book that attempts to give an overview of Islam targeted at the mass market will inevitably draw lots of criticism. The scholars and academics may question the credibility of Karen Armstrong and the historical accuracy of “Islam” while suggesting alternative titles, titles that the non-academics may find it hard to read. Other readers [...]

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The Bible By Karen Armstrong – Books That Changed The World

January 22nd, 2008 3 Comments

I confess that when I first picked up Karen Armstrong’s latest work, I was skeptical about a biography written based on the world’s most widely distributed book. Nevertheless, I have deep respect for Karen Armstrong who is now a freelance monotheist and is able to look at all three faiths of Abraham in an objective manner. And since [...]

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