Works by Karen Armstrong, hugely popular historian of religion
She publishes through the secular presses, and probably would be hard for Logos to get any of her books since they don't normally deal with these publishers, but I'd still like to see some of these books reach Logos.
I found myself buying her Jerusalem: One City, Three Faiths (in Kindle format) to help myself learn more about the dynamics of what is going on in Israel/Palestine right now. "Venerated for millennia by three faiths, torn by irreconcilable conflict, conquered, rebuilt, and mourned for again and again, Jerusalem is a sacred city whose very sacredness has engendered terrible tragedy. In this fascinating volume, Karen Armstrong, author of the highly praised A History of God, traces the history of how Jews, Christians, and Muslims have all laid claim to Jerusalem as their holy place, and how three radically different concepts of holiness have shaped and scarred the city for thousands of years."
So naturally, I followed all the rabbit trails of other books by her that Amazon recommended to me, and most of them seem relevant to a Logos audience, even if she has pretty much left the Christian faith (after a torturous background as a Catholic sister), though nevertheless she is still "one of the most intelligent contemporary defenders of religion", who "wages a vigorous war on the twin evils of religious fundamentalism and militant atheism."
Here are the books of hers that I've requested for Logos. Vote as you see fit:
A History of God: The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam (probably her best known work)
The Bible: A Biography (Books That Changed the World)
Jerusalem: One City, Three Faiths
The Case for God
The Lost Art of Scripture: Rescuing the Sacred Texts
In the Beginning: A New Interpretation of Genesis
St. Paul: The Apostle We Love to Hate (Icons series)
Sacred Nature: Restoring our Ancient Bond with the Natural World
The Great Transformation: The Beginning of Our Religious Traditions
Islam: A Short History (Modern Library Chronicles Series Book 2)
Muhammad: A Prophet for Our Time
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Absolutely essential reading ... You caught me while I am reading The Lost Art of Scripture.
Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."
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MJ. Smith said:
Absolutely essential reading ... You caught me while I am reading The Lost Art of Scripture.
Thank you. Could you vote for them then? A response here is heartening, but what turns Logos's eyes is votes. Thanks in advance!
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Is she a good “Karen”? 😂
DAL
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Question: Do we still have a limit as to how many votes we can cast? I never understood that and so never voted for anything.
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David Paul said:
Question: Do we still have a limit as to how many votes we can cast? I never understood that and so never voted for anything.
No. It's unlimited now.
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Rosie Perera said:
The Bible: A Biography (Books That Changed the World)
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HJ. van der Wal said:Rosie Perera said:
The Bible: A Biography (Books That Changed the World)
Yes, I noticed that yesterday afternoon (having not seen your post yet) and bought it.
I wish Logos would mark book requests as "Done" on the Feedback site when they have been produced.
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Rosie Perera said:
I wish Logos would mark book requests as "Done" on the Feedback site when they have been produced.
Are they even reviewing the feedback site anymore?
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Kiyah said:Rosie Perera said:
I wish Logos would mark book requests as "Done" on the Feedback site when they have been produced.
Are they even reviewing the feedback site anymore?
I don't know. This is why I ask. I'm not sure they are. However maybe they are, as they got this Karen Armstrong book. But that might have been a coincidence.
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