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Karen Armstrong

The Lost Art of Scripture

Rescuing the Sacred Texts

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A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOKIn this timely and important book, one of the world's leading commentators on religious affairs examines the lost art of Scripture as a medium to lift humanity and change our perception of reality while evading logical explanation. Today the Quran is used by some to justify war and acts of terrorism, the Torah to deny Palestinians the right to live in the Land of Israel, and the Bible to condemn homosexuality and contraception. The significance of Scripture--the holy texts at the centre of all religious traditions--may not be immediately obvious in our secular world but its misunderstanding is perhaps the root… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-0-345-81234-6
  • EAN: 9780345812346
  • Produktnummer: 30156216
  • Verlag: Knopf Canada
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 1900
  • Masse: H24.1 cm x B16.6 cm x D4.8 cm 1'037 g
  • Gewicht: 1037

Über den Autor


KAREN ARMSTRONG is the author of numerous books on religious affairs, including The Case for God, A History of God, The Battle for God, Holy War, Islam, Buddha,and The Great Transformation, as well as a memoir, The Spiral Staircase. Her work has been translated into forty-five languages. In 2008 she was awarded the TED Prize and began working with TED on the Charter for Compassion, created online by the general public, and crafted by leading thinkers in Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Confucianism. The charter was launched globally in the fall of 2009. She is currently an ambassador for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations.

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