The World's Religions
Huston Smith
The definitive comparative introduction to global faiths. Huston Smith explores the core spiritual teachings of Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Islam, Judaism, and Christianity with reverence and clarity.
Read Time: ~8.3 hr
A History of God: The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam
by Karen Armstrong (1993)
About this book
Former nun Karen Armstrong delivers a profound study of how human perceptions of the divine evolved over four millennia within the three major monotheistic faiths, charting intellectual and mystical transformations.
Setting / LocationJerusalem, Middle East, Europe
Story Era4,000-Year Theological Evolution
Protagonist / CoreProphets, Mystics, Theologians
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