All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. The battle for god a history of fundamentalism 1 journey. The battle for god traces the history of the rise of fundamentalism in the three major monotheistic faiths. Pdf armstrong, karen battle for god random house, 2001. The battle for god, by karen armstrong the christian century. The battle for god by armstrong, karen and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Archive one of the most startling developments of the late twentieth century has been the emergence within every major religious tradition of a militant piety popularly known as fundamentalism. She shows the tense relationship between mainstream society and fundamentalists to be the result of resistance to an aggressive move towards modernization. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the battle for god. Karen armstrong frsl born 14 november 1944 is a british author and commentator known for her books on comparative religion. Oct 16, 2015 karen armstrong is one of the foremost commentators on religious affairs in both britain and the united states.
A history of god by karen armstrong the new christian west during the middle ages introduction as a child, i had a number of strong religious beliefs but little faith in god. Fundamentalism has emerged as one of the most powerful forces at work in the world. Writing with the broad perspective and deep understanding pdf 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. When asking if somebody is religious, people often inquire. 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. So believe the fundamentalists about whom karen armstrong writes. The battle for god by karen armstrong in chm, doc, txt download ebook. At the time when yahweh god made earth and heaven, there was as yet no wild bush on the earth nor had any wild plant yet sprung up, for yahweh god had not sent rain on the earth nor was there any man to till the soil.
This book is not talking about fundamentalism in as narrow a sense as we would use the word today. The battle for god by karen armstrong overdrive rakuten. Jan 01, 2000 karen armstrong, a comparative religion specialist is the author of numerous books on religion, including the case for god, a history of god, the battle for god, holy war, islam, buddha, and fields of blood, as well as a memoir, the spiral staircase. From karen armstrong, the bestselling author of a history of god and the spiral staircase, comes this extraordinary investigation of a critical moment in the evolution of religious thought. In our supposedly secular age governed by reason and technology, fundamentalism has emerged as an overwhelming force in every major world religion. They fear annihilation, and try to fortify their beleaguered identity by means of a selective retrieval of certain doctrines and practices of the.
Karen armstrong takes the bull by the horns in this richly detailed study of fundamentalisms many faces through the ages. Her work has been translated more about karen armstrong. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The world has become modern and secular, material and political, pluralist and multicultural. Literally a closed book to so many now, and when opened found to be an. Armstrong focuses here on three fundamentalist movements. The battle for god karen armstrong summary karen armstrong. 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.
As a former catholic nun turned oxford scholar, armstrongs credibility is. The battle for god berperang demi tuhan adalah kelanjutan dari karya armstrong sebelumnya. Karen armstrong in the western world, a strong belief in the objective truths of reli gion, which are viewed as incontrovertible, demonstrable facts, is regarded as essential to the life of faith. Karen armstrong, a comparative religion specialist is the author of numerous books on religion, including the case for god, a history of god, the battle for god, holy war, islam, buddha, and fields of blood, as well as a memoir, the spiral staircase. A former roman catholic religious sister, she went from a conservative to a more liberal. We see the west in the sixteenth century beginning to create an entirely new kind of civilization, which brought in its wake change in every aspect of life often painful and. Karen armstrong, a former nun, wants to rescue the idea of the deity from its cultured despisers and its more literalminded adherents alike. Karen armstrong is one of the foremost commentators on religious affairs in both britain and the united states. Dalam sejarah tuhan, armstrong mencoba mendeskripsikan usaha pencarian tuhan. Fundamentalism in judaism, christianity and islam is a book by author karen armstrong published in 2000 by knopfharpercollins 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. Part two explores the process by which judaism, christianity, and islam have each occasionally devolved from creative faith to destructive fanaticism. There is a distinction between belief in a set of propositions and a faith which enables us to put our trust in them. Karen armstrong builds a case for god in her new book the case for god, the author a former nun argues that religion is a practical discipline that can teach us to discover new. A history of fundamentalism ballantine readers circle.
However, it remains incomprehensible to large numbers of people. The battle for god 9780345391698 by karen armstrong. After i finished it, i felt inspired, i stopped, and i looked up at the stars again. The biography by karen armstrong 302pp, atlantic books. Armstrongs analysis starts with developments in judaism and traces it through the creation of fundamentalism in christianity to adoption of a similar approach to modernity in islam.
The god of abraham is the god of vengeance and wrath who will consume the world because it has neglected him. In the battle for god, karen armstrong brilliantly and sympathetically shows us how and why fundamentalist groups came. Using the definition of fundamentalism that you offer in the battle for god. Former nun and a history of god iconoclast armstrong delves deeply once again into the often violent histories of. Fundamentalists do not regard this battle as a conventional political struggle, but experience it as a cosmic war between. Books by karen armstrong author of a history of god. Publication date 2006 topics a300 collection opensource language english. They fear annihilation, and try to fortify their beleaguered identity by means of a selective retrieval of certain doctrines and practices of the past. Myths and the modern world human beings have always used myths as a framework on which to shape religion, literature and. In the late twentieth century, fundamentalism has emerged as one of the most powerful forces at work in the world, contesting the dominance of modern secular values and threatening peace and harmony around the globe. I have made this summary for my own personal use and it neither claims to be objective nor complete. The battle for god by karen armstrong free book pdf. This is a book about religious thinking that spans several recent centuries. Yet it remains incomprehensible to a large number of people.
Karen armstrong, obe, frsl born 14 november 1944 is a british author and commentator of irish catholic descent known for her books on comparative religion. A history of fundamentalism ebook 9780307798602 by karen armstrong. The battle for god by karen armstrong, paperback barnes. The battle for god by karen armstrong pdf free download. An examination of the militant and vociferous voices of fundamentalists in judaism, christianity, and islam from a period. Protestant fundamentalism in merican, jewish fundamentalism in israel, and islamic fundamentalism in egypt and iranexploring how each has developed its own unique way of resisting the assaults of modernity. The battle for god a history of fundamentalism by karen armstrong. Sep 26, 2000 the god of abraham is the god of vengeance and wrath who will consume the world because it has neglected him. The case for god is an entire semester at college packed into a single booka voluminous, dizzying intellectual history. As a former catholic nun turned oxford scholar, armstrong s credibility is. Sep 21, 2009 karen armstrong builds a case for god in her new book the case for god, the author a former nun argues that religion is a practical discipline that can teach us to discover new. A former roman catholic religious sister, she went from a conservative to a more liberal and mystical christian faith. In the ninth century bce, events in four regions of the civilized world led to the rise of religious traditions that have endured to the present.
Her work has been translated into fortyfive languages. In our supposedly secular age governed by reason and technoogy, fundamentalism has emerged as an overwhelming force in every major world religion. Dec 07, 2008 this book is not talking about fundamentalism in as narrow a sense as we would use the word today. In the battle for god, karen armstrong brilliantly and sympathetically shows us how and why fundamentalist groups came into existence and what they yearn to accomplish. Karen armstrong s bestselling book on some movements of religious fundamentalist in history. Former nun and a history of god iconoclast armstrong delves deeply once again into the often violent histories of judaism, christianity and islam, this time. The 4,000year quest of judaism, christianity and islam. Karen armstrong is the author of numerous other books on religious affairsincluding a history of god, the battle for god, holy war, islam, buddha, and the great transformationand two memoirs, through the narrow gate and the spiral staircase. Protestant fundamentalism has been visible on the american political scene since jimmy carters campaign for the. Karen armstrong born 1944, is a former roman catholic nun, well known for her books on abrahamic religion. A history of fundamentalism ballantine readers circle kindle edition by armstrong, karen. In this ambitious cultural, historical, and religious survey, the author of a history of god examines the militant and vociferous voices of. A history of god karen armstrong deur babs basson op 01 mei 20 karen armstrong a history of god vintage 1999, random house.
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