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Protestant fundamentalism in merican, jewish fundamentalism in israel, and islamic fundamentalism in egypt and iranexploring how each has developed its own unique way of resisting the assaults of modernity. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. She attended st annes college, oxford, while in the convent and majored in english. Karen armstrong, the battle for god see the albertus magnus college bookstore study guide.
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The case for god is an entire semester at college packed into a single booka voluminous, dizzying intellectual history. This is a book about religious thinking that spans several recent centuries. Karen armstrong builds a case for god in her new book the case for god, the author a former nun argues that religion is a practical discipline that can teach us to discover new. This edition contains an excerpt from karen armstrongs twelve steps to a compassionate life. In the battle for god, karen armstrong brilliantly and sympathetically shows us how and why fundamentalist groups came into existence and what they yearn to accomplish. A history of fundamentalism ebook written by karen armstrong. The battle for god air force digital media program. A former roman catholic religious sister, she went from a conservative to a more liberal and mystical christian faith.
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