'A History of Jerusalem should be read, not only by travellers and potential travellers in Jerusalem, but by all of us. ' Stephen Tummin, Daily TelegraphJerusalem has probably cast more of a spell over the human imagination than any other city in the world. Held by believers to contain the site where Abraham offered up Isaac...more details Format:Paperback
A compelling investigation into myth; what it is, how it has evolved, and why we still so desperately need it. From the Palaeolithic period and the myths of the hunters right through to the 'Great Western Transformation' of the last 500 years and the discrediting of myth by science. Format:Paperback Pages:176
One of the most potent forces bedevilling the modern world is religious extremism. The need to understand it has never been greater, and Karen Armstrong attempts to do so in this text. Focusing in detail on Protestant fundamentalism in the United States...more details
Buddhism is a faith that commands over 100 million followers throughout the world. Buddha stands with Christ, Confucius and Mohammed as someone who revolutionized the religious ideas of his time to advocate a new way of living. All that is known about Buddha comes from a collection of ancient writings that fuse history...more details Format:hardback Pages:208
Buddhism is a faith that commands over 100 million followers throughout the world. Buddha revolutionized the religious ideas of his time to advocate a new way of living. All that is known about him comes from a collection of ancient writings that fuse history...more details Format:paperback (B format) Pages:224
The centuries between 800 and 300 BC saw an explosion of new religious concepts. Their emergence is second only to man's harnessing of fire, fundamentally transforming our understanding of what it is to be human.
A stunning examination of the world in the time of
Buddha, Socrates, Confucius and Jeremiah and why
they shared similar ideas about humanity. Paperback 468 pages Format:Paperback Pages:464
In the public mind, Islam is a religion of extremes: it is the world's fastest growing faith; more than three-quarters of the world's refugees are Islamic; it has produced government by authoritarian monarchies in Saudi Arabia and ultra-republicans in Iran. Whether we are reading about civil war in Algeria or Afghanistan...more details Format:paperback (B format) Pages:224
In the public mind, Islam is a religion of extremes, but do we really understand the central tenets of this faith, or why so many people around the world turn to fundamentalism? This book traces how Islam grew from Judaism and Christianity and demonstrates its enlightening aspects. Format:Hardback Pages:200
Most people in the West know very little about the prophet Muhammad. The acclaimed religious writer Karen Armstrong has written a biography which will give us a more accurate and profound understanding of Islam and the people who adhere to it so strongly...more details Format:paperback (B format) Pages:288
From the best-selling writer of "The History of God" and the widely acclaimed "Islam - A Short History" comes Karen Armstrong's "Muhammad". Karen Armstrong has become one of our most important and relevant commentators on religious world affairs today...more details Format:Paperback Pages:240
From the bestselling writer of "The History of God" and the widely acclaimed "Islam - A Short History" comes another valuable addition to the "Eminent Lives series"...more details Format:Hardback Pages:256
The Bible is the most widely distributed book in the world. Translated into over 2,000 languages, it is estimated that more than six billion copies have been sold in the last 200 years alone. A work made up of 66 'books' and divided into two Testaments...more details Format:Paperback Pages:320
It is emblematic of a more general flight from institutional religion and a groping towards a form of faith that has not yet been fully articulated but which is nevertheless in the process of declaring itself...more details Format:Hardback Pages:352
A raw, intensely personal memoir of spiritual exploration from one of the world's great commentators on religion. After seven years in a convent...more details Format:Paperback Pages:352
One of the most potent forces bedevilling the modern world is religious extremism. The need to understand it has never been greater, and Karen Armstrong attempts to do so in this text. Focusing in detail on Protestant fundamentalism in the United States...more details Format:paperback Pages:464