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Article: In the beginning, a burst of light; Between 900 and 200 BCE, breakthroughs in several parts of the world led to the foundation of today's major traditions.(FEATURES)(BOOKS)(Book review)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- April 4, 2006
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Byline: Jane Lampman
In times of violence and upheaval, people historically have turned to religion to ground and guide them. Yet today, religious voices often seem strident and provocative. Does it make sense to think that people of faith can point a way through the unprecedented tensions of an unsettled, globalizing world?
Karen Armstrong is better positioned than most to answer that question. As author of a string of bestsellers on various religions (including "The Battle for God," a history of fundamentalisms), she has dedicated herself to understanding the most prominent world faiths and explaining them to a secular/postsecular society.
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