Visions Of God
Four Medieval Mystics and Their Writings
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
31 March 1999
Summary
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 intensi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780553351996 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0553351990 |
| Author: | Karen Armstrong |
| Publisher: | Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc |
| Imprint: | Bantam USA |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 31 March 1999 |
| Weight: | 301g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 140mm x 13mm |
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Critics Review
“Witty, informative, and contemplative; Ms. Armstrong can simplify complex ideas, but she is never simplistic.”–The New York Times Book Review.
“Provocative…Karen Armstrong has strong ecumenical credentials. One of the delights of her book is her exploration of some relatively unfamiliar pathways to God.”–Time.
About The Author
Karen Armstrong
Karen Armstrong is the author of numerous books on religion, includingTheCase for God, A History of God, The Battle for God, Holy War, Islam, Buddha, andFields of Blood,as well as a memoir,The Spiral Staircase. Her work has been translated into 45 languages. In 2008 she was awarded the TED Prize and began working with TED on the Charter for Compassion, created online by the general public, crafted by leading thinkers in Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Confucianism. It was launched globally in the fall of 2009. Also in 2008, she was awarded the Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Medal. In 2013, she received the British Academy’s inaugural Nayef Al-RodhanPrize for Transcultural Understanding.
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