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The Case for God

What Religion Really Means

by Karen Armstrong · 2009 · 432 pages

Cal Newport
Cal Newport
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Cal Newport

About This Book

Karen Armstrong explores the history of religious perception from the Paleolithic era to the present, focusing on the concepts of mythos and logos. She argues that religion was historically a practical discipline and ritual experience rather than a system of literal beliefs. The book examines how the modern shift toward scientific rationality has reshaped contemporary debates between theism and atheism.

Book Details

Published

2009

Pages

432

Language

en

ISBN

9780307269188

Awards & Recognition

Dr. Leopold Lucas Prize

Audiobook Available

16h 49m
Narrated by Karen Armstrong

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