wyszukanych pozycji: 38
Visions of God: Four Medieval Mystics and Their Writings
ISBN: 9780553351996 / Angielski / Miękka / 1994 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The mystics of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries were, writes Karen Armstrong, like "the astronauts of our own day. They broke into a new religion, blazed a new trail to God and to the depths of the self, a trail far from the beaten pilgrimage paths of Chaucer and Langland." Mysticism is a spiritual mystery shared in some form by all faiths; it has a supernatural quality that extends beyond the given boundaries of religious creed and may be experienced by any lay person. The thrilling intensity of a mystical experience, as represented in this volume by the writings of four mystics of the...
The mystics of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries were, writes Karen Armstrong, like "the astronauts of our own day. They broke into a new religion,...
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83,99 zł |
The Lost Art of Scripture
ISBN: 9781784705329 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 560 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) 'An amazingly wide-ranging book, showing that the world's religious texts can be a force for good today' John Barton, author of A History of the BibleIn our increasingly secular world, holy texts are at best seen as irrelevant, and at worst as an excuse to incite violence, hatred and division.
'An amazingly wide-ranging book, showing that the world's religious texts can be a force for good today' John Barton, author of A History of the Bible...
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67,22 zł |
Broken For You
ISBN: 9781519411174 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Even before her birth, Karen Armstrong faced crippling adversities-one that left her on the edge of death throughout her entire upbringing. Unwanted by a young prostitute mother, inadequately raised and abused at the hands of an relentless aunt, who's schizophrenia and multiple personalities left Karen lucky to be alive. Karen chronicles a life of molestation, rape, abuse, and moving in and out of girl shelters and foster homes. As a high school drop-out, homelessness, low self-esteem, and continued promiscuity plagued her young adult years. BROKEN FOR YOU is a raw look at one woman's journey...
Even before her birth, Karen Armstrong faced crippling adversities-one that left her on the edge of death throughout her entire upbringing. Unwanted b...
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Islam
ISBN: 9781842125830 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) One of the world's foremost commentators on religious affairs on the history (and destiny) of the world's most misunderstood religion.
One of the world's foremost commentators on religious affairs on the history (and destiny) of the world's most misunderstood religion.
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51,70 zł |
The Spiral Staircase
ISBN: 9780007122295 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) A raw, intensely personal memoir of spiritual exploration from one of the world's great commentators on religion.
A raw, intensely personal memoir of spiritual exploration from one of the world's great commentators on religion.
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67,22 zł |
A History of God: The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam
ISBN: 9780345384560 / Angielski / Miękka / 1994 / 496 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. "An admirable and impressive work of synthesis that will give insight and satisfaction to thousands of lay readers."
THE WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD In this stunningly intelligent book, Karen Armstrong, one of Britain's foremost commentators on religious affairs, traces the history of how men and women have perceived and experienced God, from the time of Abraham to the present. From classical philsophy and medieval mysticism to the Reformation, the Enlightenment, and the modern age of skepticism, Karen Armstrong performs the near miracle of distilling the intellectual history of... "An admirable and impressive work of synthesis that will give insight and satisfaction to thousands of lay readers."
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97,25 zł |
Budda. Portret człowieka przebudzonego
ISBN: 9788381435703 / Polski / twarda / 2024 / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 6-8 dni roboczych. Karen Armstrong, autorka bestsellerów poświęconych historii rozmaitych religii, w Buddzie opisuje postać, której myśli po 2500 latach wciąż poruszają świat.Wielu zna Buddę tylko jako zażywnego, pogodnego mężczyznę z jego ikonicznych wizerunków. Ale kim był naprawdę i w jakim świecie przyszło mu żyć? Co zdołał osiągnąć w ciągu osiemdziesięciu lat, które zrodziły jedną z największych religii świata? Autorka odpowiada na te i wiele innych pytań we wciągającej biografii. Łącząc ze sobą historię, filozofię, kulturę i mitologię, pokazuje fascynujący...
Karen Armstrong, autorka bestsellerów poświęconych historii rozmaitych religii, w Buddzie opisuje postać, której myśli po 2500 latach wciąż po...
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47,49 zł |
Muhammad: A Prophet for Our Time
ISBN: 9780061155772 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The Man Who Inspired the World's Fastest-Growing Religion Muhammad presents a fascinating portrait of the founder of a religion that continues to change the course of world history. Muhammad's story is more relevant than ever because it offers crucial insight into the true origins of an increasingly radicalized Islam. Countering those who dismiss Islam as fanatical and violent, Armstrong offers a clear, accessible, and balanced portrait of the central figure of one of the world's great religions. The Man Who Inspired the World's Fastest-Growing Religion Muhammad presents a fascinating portrait of the founder of a religion th... |
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79,53 zł |
Krótka historia mitu
ISBN: 9788365680945 / Polski / broszurowa / 2021 / 170 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 1-3 dni roboczych. Droga brytyjskiej religioznawczyni Karen Armstrong (ur. 1944) do światowej sławy miała szczególny, a nawet dramatyczny przebieg. Katoliczka irlandzkiego pochodzenia, w wieku 18 lat została mniszką i będąc w zakonie, podjęła studia na Uniwersytecie Oksfordzkim. Jeszcze w trakcie studiów opuściła klasztor, a w pierwszej swojej książce (1982) opisała traumatyczne przeżycia z pobytu w nim. Również kariera akademicka zakończyła się niepowodzeniem, ponieważ londyński uniwersytet odrzucił jej doktorat o Tennysonie. Wykonując zlecenie dla telewizji, odbyła w 1984 roku...
Droga brytyjskiej religioznawczyni Karen Armstrong (ur. 1944) do światowej sławy miała szczególny, a nawet dramatyczny przebieg. Katoliczka irland...
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45,12 zł |
St Paul: The Misunderstood Apostle
ISBN: 9781782398158 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) A fascinating account of the life of St Paul, by the world's foremost religious historian.'Karen Armstrong is a genius' A. N. Wilson
A fascinating account of the life of St Paul, by the world's foremost religious historian.'Karen Armstrong is a genius' A. N. Wilson
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51,70 zł |
The Great Transformation: The World in the Time of Buddha, Socrates, Confucius and Jeremiah
ISBN: 9781843540564 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 496 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) The centuries between 800 and 300 BC saw an explosion of new religious concepts. Their emergence is second only to man's harnessing of fire in fundamentally transforming our understanding of what it is to be human. This work examines this phenomenal period and the connections between a disparate group of philosophers, mystics and theologians.
The centuries between 800 and 300 BC saw an explosion of new religious concepts. Their emergence is second only to man's harnessing of fire in fundame...
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The Case for God: What religion really means
ISBN: 9780099524038 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Here Armstrong argues that historically atheism has rarely been a denial of the sacred itself but has nearly always rejected a particular conception of God. She suggests that if we draw creatively on the insights of the past, we can build a faith that speaks to the needs of our troubled polarized world.
Here Armstrong argues that historically atheism has rarely been a denial of the sacred itself but has nearly always rejected a particular conception o...
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67,22 zł |
In the Beginning: A New Interpretation of Genesis
ISBN: 9780345406040 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. "KAREN ARMSTRONG IS A GENIUS."
--A. N. Wilson As the foundation stone of the Jewish and Christian scriptures, The Book of Genesis unfolds some of the most arresting stories of world literature--the Creation; Adam and Eve; Cain and Abel; the sacrifice of Isaac. Yet the meaning of Genesis remains enigmatic. In this fascinating volume, Karen Armstrong, author of the highly acclaimed bestseller A History of God, brilliantly illuminates the mysteries and profundities of this mystifying work. "A lyrical chronicle of one woman's wrestling with Genesis that can serve as a guide to others .... "KAREN ARMSTRONG IS A GENIUS."
--A. N. Wilson As the foundation stone of the Jewish and Christian scriptures, The Book of Genesis unfolds some ... |
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88,41 zł |
Buddha
ISBN: 9780143034360 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. With such bestsellers as A History of God and Islam, Karen Armstrong has consistently delivered "penetrating, readable, and prescient" (The New York Times) works that have lucidly engaged a wide range of religions and religious issues. In Buddha she turns to a figure whose thought is still reverberating throughout the world 2,500 years after his death.
Many know the Buddha only from seeing countless serene, iconic images. But what of the man himself and the world he lived in? What did he actually do in his roughly eighty years on earth that spawned one of the greatest... With such bestsellers as A History of God and Islam, Karen Armstrong has consistently delivered "penetrating, readable, and prescient" (The ...
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79,57 zł |
Sacred Nature: How we can recover our bond with the natural world
ISBN: 9781529114799 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023 Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) |
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56,87 zł |
The Lost Art of Scripture: Rescuing the Sacred Texts
ISBN: 9780525431923 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 624 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) |
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Fields of Blood: Religion and the History of Violence
ISBN: 9780099564980 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 528 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Is humanity on the brink of destroying itself? This book intends to disprove the link between religion and bloodshed. It deals with ancient religious ideas and movements that have promoted peace and reconciliation across millennia of civilization.
Is humanity on the brink of destroying itself? This book intends to disprove the link between religion and bloodshed. It deals with ancient religious ...
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Lives: Buddha
ISBN: 9780753813409 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Buddhism is a faith that commands over 100 million followers throughout the world. Buddha revolutionized the religious ideas of his time to advocate a new way of living. All that is known about him comes from a collection of ancient writings that fuse history, biography and myth. Karen Armstrong distils from these the key events of Buddha's life: his birth as Siddhartha Gotama in the 5th century BC and his abandonment of his wife and son; his attainment of enlightenment under the Banyan tree; his political influence; the divisions among his followers; and his serene death. Armstrong also...
Buddhism is a faith that commands over 100 million followers throughout the world. Buddha revolutionized the religious ideas of his time to advocate a...
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51,70 zł |
Through the Narrow Gate: A Memoir of Spiritual Discovery
ISBN: 9780312340957 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Through the Narrow Gate is Karen Armstrong's intimate memoir of life inside a Catholic convent. With refreshing honesty and clarity, the book takes readers on a revelatory adventure that begins with Armstrong's decision in the course of her spiritual training offers a fascinating view into a shrouded religious life, and a vivid, moving account of the spiritual coming age of one of our most loved and respected interpreters of religious. Through the Narrow Gate is Karen Armstrong's intimate memoir of life inside a Catholic convent. With refreshing honesty and clarity, the boo... |
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83,95 zł |
Muhammad: Biography of the Prophet
ISBN: 9781842126080 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Most people in the West know very little about the prophet Muhammad. Karen Armstrong has written a biography which gives the reader a more profound and accurate understanding of Islam and its followers.
Most people in the West know very little about the prophet Muhammad. Karen Armstrong has written a biography which gives the reader a more profound an...
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51,70 zł |