©2006 Karen Armstrong (P)2006 Random House, Inc. Random House Audio, a division of Random House, Inc. Daoism Explained: From the Dream of the Butterfly to the Fishnet Allegory, Mystical Tradition: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, By: The Great Transformation is a theory of the "Axial age" from about 900 to 200 BC. In one astonishing, short period, the ninth century BCE, the peoples of four distinct regions of the civilized world created the religious and philosophical traditions that have continued to nourish humanity into the present day: Confucianism and Daoism in China; Hinduism and Buddhism in India; monotheism in Israel; and philosophical rationalism in Greece. Unlimited listening on select audiobooks, Audible Originals, and podcasts. Hans-Georg Moeller has achieved the perfect blend with Daoism Explained. In The Future of God, Karen Armstrong guides us through a bewildering landscape, over many centuries and civilizations, to show how our concept of God has evolved with the passage of time.
Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. What's amazing is that far distant areas of the world underwent comparable developments at the same time, with no apparent communication: the Hebrew prophets, Buddha, Confucius, Greek tragedians and philosophers. Now, Karen Armstrong traces the rise and development of this transformative moment in history, examining the brilliant contributions to these traditions made by such figures as the Buddha, Socrates, Confucius, and Ezekiel. As I understand it, religion is transformed from a ritual practice to one that is more moral and ethical, with a value on self-sacrifice. The Great Courses, Narrated by: I *never* do abridged books, and am so used to getting unabridged that I didn't even check - I mean what is the point in having both.
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From one of the world's leading writers on religion and the highly acclaimed author of the best-selling. 160 pp.
Kate Reading, A Biography: Books That Changed the World, Narrated by: The great transformation Item Preview remove-circle An illustration of two photographs. Karen Armstrong believes that while compassion is intrinsic in all human beings, each of us needs to work diligently to cultivate and expand our capacity for compassion. Sifting through centuries of mythmaking, Reza Aslan sheds new light on one of history's most influential and enigmatic characters by examining Jesus through the lens of the tumultuous era in which he lived: first-century Palestine, an age awash in apocalyptic fervor. The history of myth is the history of humanity; our stories and beliefs, our curiosity and attempts to understand the world, link us to our ancestors and each other. But as Karen Armstrong demonstrates in St. Paul: The Apostle We Love to Hate, he also exerted a more significant influence on the spread of Christianity throughout the world than any other figure in history. Quality of paper as well as printing need improvement. and others.
There's a problem loading this menu right now. The book is vastly useful because of the intelligent perspective it gives across the origins of spirituality in different places and different cultures and the way it balances and compares the different origins. This book was something of a disappointment to me, at least compared to several other of Ms. Armstrong's works. St. Paul is known throughout the world as the first Christian writer, authoring fourteen of the twenty-seven books in the New Testament. Excellent book to understand and appreciate evolution of different religions and philosophies in India, China, Middle East and Greece, during the first millennia BCE. Gives us a glimpse of life then with the historical context of what the author calls, the Axial Age.
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