The Spiral Staircase by Karen Armstrong
The moving story of her own search for God by the highly-acclaimed author of the bestselling A History of God. Powerfully engaging, often heart-breaking, but lit with bursts of humor, The Spiral Staircase is an extraordinary history of self.
The Spiral Staircase by Karen Armstrong
First hardcover edition
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Slight edge nicks and bumps to corners.
Publishing Info: Knopf, Toronto, 2004
ISBN: 9780676974676
The moving story of her own search for God by the highly-acclaimed author of the bestselling A History of God: The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam; The Battle for God: A History of Fundamentalism; and Islam: A Short History.
In 1969, after seven years as a Roman Catholic nun -- hoping, but ultimately failing, to find God -- Armstrong left her convent. She knew almost nothing of the changing world she was entering, and she was tormented by panic attacks and inexplicable seizures. Her struggle against despair was fueled by a string of discouragements -- failed spirituality, doctorate and jobs, fruitless dealings with psychiatrists -- but finally, in 1976, she was diagnosed with epilepsy and given proper treatment. She then began the writing career that would become her true calling, and as she focused on the sacred texts of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, her own true inner story began to emerge. She would come to experience brief moments of transcendence through her work -- the profound fulfillment that she had not found in the long hours of prayer as a young nun.-Powerfully engaging, often heart-breaking, but lit with bursts of humor, The Spiral Staircase is an extraordinary history of self.New arrivals daily at shop books
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