In the Beginning

Informationen zum Autor Karen Armstrong is one of the world's leading commentators on religious affairs. She spent seven years as a Roman Catholic nun but left her teaching order in 1969 to read English at St Anne's College, Oxford. In 1982, she became a full-time writer and broadcaster. She is the author of sixteen books and has been awarded with honours and prizes across the globe, including the British Academy's inaugural Nayef Al-Rodhan Prize for improving transcultural understanding in 2013. Klappentext The foundation stone of Jewish and Christian scriptures, the power of the Book of Genesis lies in its stories - Creation, the Fall, Cain and Abel, Noah, Abraham, Jacob and Joseph. Karen Armstrong traces the themes and meanings of these stories, examining what they can still tell us about the human quest for meaning. Zusammenfassung The foundation stone of Jewish and Christian scriptures, the power of the Book of Genesis lies in its stories - Creation, the Fall, Cain and Abel, Noah, Abraham, Jacob and Joseph. Karen Armstrong traces the themes and meanings of these stories, examining what they can still tell us about the human quest for meaning.

Product details

• Authors: Karen Armstrong
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 03.03.2011
• EAN: 9780099555476
• ISBN: 978-0-09-955547-6
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 13 mm
• Series: VINTAGE BOOKS
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Judaism / History, RELIGION / Judaism / Sacred Writings, History of Religion, Sacred texts, Bible readings, selections & meditations, Christianity: sacred texts and revered writings, RELIGION / Biblical Commentary / Old Testament / General, Judaism: sacred texts and revered writings, Judaism: Sacred Texts, Old Testaments, Neil MacGregor; Living with the Gods; BBC Radio 4