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    <body><![CDATA[Whew. I thought I'd never finish this book. But two months later, I somehow managed to get to the end. Now, what to say about it?<br/><br/>I started this book knowing a moderate amount about the history of Christianity, a small amount about Judaism, and much too little about Islam. I relied heavil...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/10723049">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[     This is one of those books that make me feel woefully deficient in a certain subject.  Having never taken a comparative religion class, and in fact bordering on an antiestablishment stance when it comes to organized religion, I can only conclude that this book was not the place to start.<br/> ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/16208557">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[If I could give a book six stars, I would give them to this book.  I feel like I learned something new on nearly every page. <br/><br/>This book is truly a history book on a grand scale. It reminds me of the type of history Will Durrant wrote, where he would take a period of time and write extensi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41769093">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I've tried to read and listen to this book before but never got very far. The book is so full of information and detail that, in any format, it's almost too much. There were times when I felt that a briefer history of God would have suited me better. This go around, however, I persisted. I listened ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/81415220">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[One of the most informative, relevant, and fascinating books I've ever read. It was by no means an easy read. But for the amount of education you get out of it, the read is well worth it.<br/><br/>The author traces the history of monotheism (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) and shows not only their...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59599042">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Tuhan, yang satu, tak terjangkau oleh pikiran manusia, namun Dia dipersepsi secara berbeda-beda oleh berbagai kelompok manusia sepanjang sejarah. Buku ini, dengan sangat cerdas dan lugas, merekam empat milenium sejarah persepsi manusia tentang Realitas Tertinggi ini. Berawal dari masa Nabi Ibrahim a.s. sekitar abad kedua puluh SM, ketika monoteisme untuk pertama kali lahir di tengah agama kesukuan kaum pagan, pengarangnya kemudian melacak bagaimana ide tentang Tuhan bertumbuh, berubah, dan saling mempengaruhi dalam tradisi Yahudi, Kristen, dan Islam, melintasi berbagai fase sejarahnya hingga akhir abad kedua puluh.<br/><br/>Karen Armstrong, seorang pengkaji terkemuka dalam masalah agama di Eropa dan Amerika, memang layak dipuji atas karya gemilangnya ini. Dia berhasil menguraikan pernik-pernik perdebatan filosofis dan mistis seputar ketuhanan dalam ketiga agama monoteis--Yahudi, Kristen, Islam--lalu masuk ke dalam perbincangan tentang kelahiran fundamentalisme dan gerakan pembaruan agama, serta pengaruh sains dan teknologi terhadap melemahnya peran agama yang menumbuhkan bibit sekularisme dan ateisme di dalam masyarakat modern. ]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I know I'm an atheist and all, but I still enjoy Armstrong.  Wrote this review several years ago:<br/><br/>Rarely does one come across a book that is recognized as erudite, essential, and readable simultaneously. Karen Armstrong's The History of God has brilliantly analyzed the rise of fundamental...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/52335488">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a fascinating book, and I love Karen Armstrong's insights.  It gets pretty dense in the middle, but that seems unavoidable.  I feel like I'm going to have to read it over and over again to start to get my mind around a lot of the more obscure theology and to have a better appreciation of dif...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8322515">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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