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In the beginning : a new interpretation of Genesis / by Armstrong, Karen.;
Includes bibliography (p. 187) and index.
Subjects: Bible.;
© c1996., Alfred A. Knopf,
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The Bible : a biography / by Armstrong, Karen,1944-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Bible;
© c2007., Douglas & McIntyre,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Buddha / by Armstrong, Karen,1944-;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Gautama Buddha;
© c2001., Viking,
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Twelve steps to a compassionate life / by Armstrong, Karen,1944-;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Compassion; Conduct of life.;
© c2010., Knopf Canada,
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The battle for God / by Armstrong, Karen,1944-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [409]-424) and index.
Subjects: Orthodox Judaism; Islamic fundamentalism; Fundamentalism; Judaism; Islam; Church history;
© 2000., Alfred A. Knopf,
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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The great transformation : the beginning of our religious traditions / by Armstrong, Karen,1944-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Civilization, Ancient; Religion; Social evolution;
© c2006., A.A. Knopf Canada,
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Fields of blood : religion and the history of violence / by Armstrong, Karen,1944-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Religion; Violence;
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Sacred nature : restoring our ancient bond with the natural world / by Armstrong, Karen,1944-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A profound exploration of the spiritual power of nature-and an urgent call to reclaim that power in everyday life. Since the beginning of time, humankind has looked upon nature and seen the divine. In the writings of the great thinkers across religions, the natural world inspires everything from fear to awe to tranquil contemplation; God, or however one defined the sublime, was present in everything. Yet today, even as we admire a tree or take in a striking landscape, we rarely see nature as sacred. In this short but deeply powerful book, the bestselling historian of religion Karen Armstrong re-sacralizes nature for modern times. Drawing on her vast knowledge of the world's religious traditions, she vividly describes nature's central place in spirituality across the centuries. In bringing this age-old wisdom to life, Armstrong shows modern readers how to rediscover nature's potency and form a connection to something greater than ourselves"--
Subjects: Ecotheology.; Human beings; Human ecology; Nature; Nature; Spiritual life.;
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The lost art of Scripture : rescuing the sacred texts / by Armstrong, Karen,1944-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Today the Quran is used by some to justify war and acts of terrorism, the Torah to deny Palestinians the right to live in the Land of Israel, and the Bible to condemn homosexuality and contraception. The significance of Scripture--the holy texts at the centre of all religious traditions--may not be immediately obvious in our secular world but its misunderstanding is perhaps the root cause of most of today's controversies over religion. In this timely and important book, one of the world's leading commentators on religious affairs examines the meaning of Scripture. Today holy texts are not only used selectively to underwrite sometimes arbitrary and subjective views: they are seen to prescribe ethical norms and codes of behaviour that are divinely ordained--they are believed to contain eternal truths. But as Karen Armstrong shows in this fascinating trawl through millennia of religious history, this peculiar reading of Scripture is a relatively recent, modern phenomenon--and in many ways, a reaction to a hostile secular world. For most of their history, the world's religious traditions have regarded these texts as tools for the individual to connect with the divine, to transcend their physical existence, and to experience a higher level of consciousness that helped them to engage with the world in more meaningful and compassionate ways. Scripture was not a 'truth' that had to be 'believed.' Armstrong argues that only if the world's religious faiths rediscover such an open and spiritual engagement with their holy texts can they curtail the arrogance, intolerance and violence that flows from a narrow reading of Scripture as truth."--
Subjects: Religion and culture.; Religions.; Sacred books;
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Happy Valley. [videorecording] / by Costigan, George,1947-actor.; Lancashire, Sarah,1964-actor.; Murphy, Charlie,1959-actor.; Norton, James,actor.; British Broadcasting Corporation,publisher.;
Disc 1. Episodes 1-3 -- Disc 2. Episodes 4-6.Sarah Lancashire, George Costigan, James Norton, Charlie Murphy, Joe Armstrong, Steve Pemberton, Adam Long.Though crime is nothing new in Yorkshire, Catherine finds her world turned upside down when the man she blames for her daughter's death, Tommy Lee Royce, is released from prison. Meanwhile, a desperate father arranges a kidnapping with a local drug lord to receive his wealthy boss' ransom money. The plan spirals out of control, however, when Tommy becomes involved with the deal and takes things too far.PG.DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen (16:9 anamorphic); Dolby Digital.
Subjects: Criminals; Drug dealers; Families; Kidnapping; Policewomen; Television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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