Description: In this stunningly intelligent book, one of Britain's foremost religious scholars distills the intellectual history of monotheism into one superbly readable volume, destined to take its place as a classic. (Theology)
Review Quotes: "Witty, informative, and contemplative. Ms. Armstrong can simplify complex ideas."--The New York Times Book Review
"An admirable and impressive work of synthesis that will give insight and satisfaction to thousands of lay readers."--The Washington Post Book World
"A brilliantly lucid, splendidly readable book. [Karen] Armstrong has a dazzling ability: she can take a long and complex subject and reduce it to the fundamentals, without oversimplifying."--The Sunday Times (London)
"Armstrong refreshes the understanding of what one knows, and provides a clear introduction to the unfamiliar. . . . 'Yearning, ' said Augustine, 'makes the heart deep.' That is the theme which runs through this lucid book, and the note of hope on which it ends."--Robert Runcie, former Archbishop of Canterbury "An enormously intellectually challenging book. A fascinating way of approaching the subject."--Rabbi Julia Neuberger
"Magisterial and brilliant . . . An extraordinary survey, [a] superb kaleidoscopic history of religion . . . thorough, intelligent, and highly readable."--Kirkus Reviews
"Besides providing a great deal of religious history, [Armstrong] discusses the various philosophers, mystics, and reformers associated with these religions. . . . An excellent and informative book."--Library Journal
"This searching, profound comparative history . . . fearlessly illuminates the sociopolitical ground in which religious ideas take root, blossom and mutate."--Publishers Weekly