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Karen armstrong lahir 14 november 1944 di wildmoor, worcestershire, inggris adalah seorang pengarang, feminis dan penulis tentang agamaagama yudaisme, kristen, islam dan buddhisme. Other religions believers struggle for the next world, but muslims try to build a just society in this world. Karen armstrong, a comparative religion specialist is the author of numerous books on religion, including the case for god, a history of god, the battle for god, holy war, islam, buddha, and fields of blood, as well as a memoir, the spiral staircase. The true, peaceful face of islam karen armstrong, time essay. Pick up the key ideas in the book with this quick summary. Apr 01, 1991 karen armstrong, a comparative religion specialist is the author of numerous books on religion, including the case for god, a history of god, the battle for god, holy war, islam, buddha, and fields of blood, as well as a memoir, the spiral staircase. A short history by karen armstrong free download, one of the worlds foremost commentators on religious affairs on the history and destiny of the worlds most misunderstood religion in the public mind, islam is a religion of extremes. A short history modern library chronicles series book. Karen armstrong is the author of numerous other books on religious affairsincluding a history of god, the battle for god, holy war, islam, buddha, and the great transformationand two memoirs, through the narrow gate and the spiral. Karen armstrong islam a short history a m o d e r n library c h r o n i c l e s book t h e m o d e r n library n e w york. As many other such works have been written either by apologists or by those hostile to islam, armstrong s comprehensive and sympathetic work is welcome. Traces the history of islam, from the flight of prophet muhammadpeace be on him and the founding of the first mosques to the development of.
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Karen armstrong is the author of numerous books on religious affairs, including the case for god, a history of god, the battle for god, holy war, islam, buddha,and the great transformation, as well as a memoir, the spiral staircase. The true, peaceful face of islam by karen armstrong there are 1. There is a distinction between belief in a set of propositions and a faith which enables us to put our trust in them. She is former roman catholic nun and published this book islam a short history in 2000. Fundamentalism the us is the true home of religious extremism, which begins not as a crusade against outsiders, but as hatred of those of the same faith. Bestselling author and renowned religious scholar karen armstrong presents a concise and articulate history of islam, the worlds fastestgrowing faith. Armstrong condemns the west for being prejudiced about islam since the crusades, yet writing about presentday muslims.
The picture of islam as a violent, backward, and insular tradition should be laid to rest, says karen armstrong, bestselling author of muhammad and a history of. Faith and freedom karen armstrong, may 8, 2003, the guardian essay. Una curiosa ignorancia prevalece en occidentes desde las cruzadas, cuando empezo a cultivarse una vision distorsionada del islam como una religion violenta e intolerante. Ia dilahirkan dalam sebuah keluarga irlandia yang setelah kelahiran karen pindah ke bromsgrove dan kemudian ke birmingham. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Delving deep into islamic history, armstrong sketches the arc of a story that begins with the stirring of revelation in an arab businessman named muhammad. A history of god by karen armstrong the new christian west during the middle ages introduction as a child, i had a number of strong religious beliefs but little faith in god. Beginning with the prophet muhammads flight from medina and concluding with an examination of modern islamic practices and concerns, armstrong delivers an unbiased overview. The westerns forced themselves to attribute this accusation to him, especially after the events of september 11th 2001. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. The picture of islam as a violent, backward, and insular tradition should be laid to rest, says karen armstrong, bestselling author of muhammad and a history of god. She attended st annes college, oxford, while in the convent and. A short history by karen armstrong pdf free download. Karen armstrong wikipedia bahasa indonesia, ensiklopedia. Karen armstrong is the author of numerous other books on religious affairsincluding a history of god, the battle for god, holy war, islam, buddha, and the great transformationand two memoirs, through the narrow gate and the spiral staircase. What makes islam unique among faiths, karen armstrong argues, are its refusal to postpone justice to the next world and quest to create the perfect society in the here and now. In the battle for god, karen armstrong gives satisfying attention to this everfrustrating, everenduring issue.
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