April Books 4) A History of God, by Karen Armstrong

[nwhyte]

I've had mixed luck with Karen Armstrong's books, but this is pretty readable; it's a potted history of theology in the three major monotheistic religions from early Old Testament times to the present day. I'm not an expert in the field, so didn't spot any inaccuracies, but basically she is able to convey fairly succinctly what key figures and

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[inulro]

I read this book years ago. I was fascinated by the early chapters on the evolution of monotheism but lost interest some time in the middle ages. Which is my failing, not Armstrong's.