Books by Karen Armstrong
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review 1: Scholarly (83 pages of footnotes!) review of human violence from man's beginnings to the present time. Based on history, the author comes to the conclusion that violence results from a confluence of human nature and political necessity. History shows that beginning in the agraria...
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review 1: I really can't add anymore insight or additional comments that were already posted about the book from the other readers. Some people liked it and some people didn't. I guess it was a matter if you are a believer of God or not. The ones who don't believe in God didn't seem to l...
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review 1: This book, by religious historian, Karen Armstrong offers 12 steps to becoming a more compassionate person. Karen draws upon her vast knowledge of religious history and cultural history to highlight the compassionate way of life as the crux and primary hope commonly held by most ...