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    <![CDATA[A History of God: The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam]]>
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    <![CDATA[Over 700,000 copies of the original hardcover and paperback editions of this stunningly popular book have been sold.  Karen Armstrong's superbly readable exploration of how the three dominant monotheistic religions of the world—Judaism, Christianity, and Islam—have shaped and altered the conception of God is a tour de force.  One of Britain's foremost commentators on religious affairs, Armstrong traces the history of how men and women have perceived and experienced God, from the time of Abraham to the present.  From classical philosophy  and medieval mysticism to the  Reformation, the Enlightenment, and the modern age of skepticism, Armstrong performs the near miracle of distilling the intellectual history of monotheism into one compelling volume.]]>
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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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