The Spiral Staircase - A Memoir

Informationen zum Autor Karen Armstrong was born in Worcestershire. After becoming a nun in the 1960s, she left her order and lectured in literature at London University before becoming a full time writer, broadcaster and international adviser on religious and political affairs. She has addressed US Congress, the UN and Canadian parliament on Islam and fundamentalism. Among her other books is the bestselling ‘History of God’. Klappentext A raw, intensely personal memoir of spiritual exploration from one of the world's great commentators on religion. Zusammenfassung A raw, intensely personal memoir of spiritual exploration from one of the world’s great commentators on religion.

Product details

• Authors: Karen Armstrong, Armstrong Karen
• Publisher: Harper Perennial UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.01.2005
• EAN: 9780007122295
• ISBN: 978-0-00-712229-5
• No. of pages: 345
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 197 mm x 22 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, Autobiography: general, RELIGION / Spirituality, Spirituality & religious experience, Spirituality and religious experience, Karen Armstrong;religion;prayer;Christianity;Islam;Judaism