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The Battle For God Audio Cassette – Audiobook, March 1, 2000

by Karen Armstrong (Author, Reader)
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From one of today's foremost commentators on religious affairs and the author of A History of God comes an insightful chronicle of the fundamentalist form of religion and the forces of modernism that have, paradoxically, brought it into existence. Read by the author. Simultaneous.
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  1. Language
    English
  2. Publisher
    HarperAudio
  3. Publication date
    March 1, 2000
  4. Dimensions
    4.25 x 1.25 x 7.25 inches
  5. ISBN-10
    0694523046
  6. ISBN-13
    978-0694523047
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"An impressive achievement. Armstrong has mastered a mountain of material, added somebrilliant insights of her own, and made it accessible." -- -- Rabbi Harold Kushner, author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People

"An impressive achievement. Armstrong hasmastered a mountain of material, added somebrilliant insights of her own, and made it accessible." -- Rabbi Harold Kushner, author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ HarperAudio; Abridged edition (March 1, 2000)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0694523046
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0694523047
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.6 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.25 x 1.25 x 7.25 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 12 ratings

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Karen Armstrong

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Karen Armstrong is the author of numerous other books on religious affairs-including A History of God, The Battle for God, Holy War, Islam, Buddha, and The Great Transformation-and two memoirs, Through the Narrow Gate and The Spiral Staircase. Her work has been translated into forty-five languages. She has addressed members of the U.S. Congress on three occasions; lectured to policy makers at the U.S. State Department; participated in the World Economic Forum in New York, Jordan, and Davos; addressed the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington and New York; is increasingly invited to speak in Muslim countries; and is now an ambassador for the UN Alliance of Civilizations. In February 2008 she was awarded the TED Prize and is currently working with TED on a major international project to launch and propagate a Charter for Compassion, created online by the general public and crafted by leading thinkers in Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism, to be signed in the fall of 2009 by a thousand religious and secular leaders. She lives in London.

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Jim
5.0 out of 5 stars Battle For God CD
Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2010
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I have purchased several copies of Karen's book, "The Battle For God", because for me, it was a "jaw dropper"; so much in the book
I did not know--fact filled,well written, and an easy read despite
a ton of information. Without exception, the people I have gifted a copy to thoroughly enjoyed it.
The CD allows me to bring the same great book
and now the "Author's voice", with me no matter where I go!!!

Jim
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5.0 out of 5 stars Karen Armstrong - superb narrator, but expert author, knows her subject
Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2015
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i have listened to every Karen Armstrong ausio available, this so clearly describes mans journey in religion, and the history whic always seems to repeat itself. Helped me to understand Islam better and the struggles between Christians and Arabic nations throughout the ages. I highly recommend this and all audios by Karen, a former nun.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed
Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2022
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This CD WAS BOUGHT BECAUSE THE PRINT WAS SO SMALL IN THE BOOK. THE READER FOR THE CD IS FROM UK SO THERE IS A PRETTY THICK ACCENT. READING THE BOOK ALONG WITH
CD DOESN'T WORK VERY WELL BECAUSE THE CD SCRIPT DIGRESSES FROM THE BOOK SCRIPT.
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Martha Jennings
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent scholarship
Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2014
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Very complete and informative.
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Dan
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent.
Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2014
Excellent, thought provoking book available on a quality CD.
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Solomon Ness
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellently read and informative
Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2008
This is a very informative and enlightening CD to listen to. It's very hard these days to get down to what the roots of fundamentalism are. Ms. Armstrong goes back to the very beginning and explains it well across all three faiths, Judaism, Christianity and Islam and I found my self learning a lot along the way. I really enjoyed listening to this CD and recommend it to anyone who subscribes to a middle way and wants everyone to get along.
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Craig Scott
3.0 out of 5 stars Strong thesis
Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2004
I like history that is presented with a good strong thesis. Armstrong's book is just that. That strength is also a weakness when the author stretches too far to draw all the examples into that thesis.
The sections on Islam and Judaism are well developed and thorough. The section on protestantism is rather weak. Linking Jerry Falwell together with Timothy McVeigh would require a lot more development. This section seems almost "wedged in" to create a sense of "completeness" by covering all three of the great monotheistic faiths.
The categorization of human knowledge into two categories MYTHOS and LOGOS is interesting. However, this observation seems to be thrown in without being well explained. I think it skirts around some long debated issues of epistimology such as the role of reason and logic and that of revelation.
I listened to the book on tape as read by the author. I consider it a well done presentation of the material in audio format.
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Scott Harris
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding as usual...
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2006
Karen Armstrong is, by far, the most accessible yet deeply academic author concerning religion today. Her knowledge of all religions is astounding. From Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Budhism, etc.... if one feels the need to broaden their horizons concerning religious and spiritual matters, Karen Armstrong is the place to start to dig more deeply into what concerns them. The War for God as well the A History of God compare and contrast the 3 prominent religions in the world today and give the lay person(myself for sure) a deeper and more objective understanding of why things are the way they are concerning these sects of religion.

Outstanding!
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