false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172085793m/136846.jpg 136846 8 <div><i>Through the Narrow Gate</i> is Karen Armstrong's intimate memoir of life inside a Catholic convent. With refreshing honesty and clarity, the book takes readers on a revelatory adventure that begins with Armstrong's decision in the course of her spiritual training offers a fascinating view into a shrouded religious life, and a vivid, moving account of the spiritual coming age of one of our most loved and respected interpreters of religious.<br></div> 131883 1981 Through the Narrow Gate: A Memoir of Spiritual Discovery total:258|5:76|4:121|3:53|2:6|1:2| 258 1037 401 33 3 2 false false Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Fri Mar 23 10:30:58 -0700 2007 Sat Mar 24 13:57:50 -0700 2007 The Gospel According to Woman, which I think allowed me to see how Armstrong's personal experience deeply shapes her reading of all the Christian writers she addresses in that book.
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I just know I will reread this book at some point...it resonated strongly with me.
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