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3.82 AVERAGE
3.82 AVERAGE
دو فصل آخر رو دیگه نخوندم. متاسفانه با این‌که تازه من متن انگلیسی رو می‌خوندم که به نظرم از دو تا ترجمه ی موجود در بازار روون‌تر و قابل فهم‌تر هست، باز توی دنبال کردن روند کلی فصل‌ها به مشکل می‌خوردم. فصل‌ها اصلا بخش‌بندی نشدن و روایت کلی داستان اصلی فصل زیر تعداد زیادی از داستان‌های فرعی و حاشیه‌ای دفن میشه. این نحوه‌ی نگارش کتاب ادامه‌ی خوندنش رو برای من بی‌فایده کرد. کتاب یه بایاس مثبت هم نسبت به اسلام و شیعه داره به طور خاص به نظرم. چیزهای جدیدی یاد گرفتم به خصوص از خوندن فصل‌های ابتداییش ولی کتابی نیست که به کسی توصیه کنم خوندنش رو.
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
informative
reflective
slow-paced
I found much of most of this book pretty dull. The focus is mostly on individual figures in the history of religious thought; Armstrong summarizes their positions and provides some context. I wish, however, that there was more emphasis on the big picture. The book starts off promising enough and I found the history of the ancient Jews to be quite interesting but it's downhill from there. Maybe I lack a spiritual side?
Nuances Of The Religious Tradition
This was a great book that seriously, seriously bolstered my understanding of the history of God, and has ultimately ignited an interest in me to read further books on the more specific areas of religious practice (there is a massive 'further reading' section at the back that I look forward to raiding). As such, I had a number of things I wanted to say in my review, yet, I think a quick bit of advise would suffice as an alternative.
Unless you're moving into the field of Theology (in which case I doubt you'll read this anyway) I would advise NOT to try and kill yourself over remembering every name, every sub-catogary and every belief system held about God thought this book. You'll kill your enjoyment, and ultimately the point of the book along with it. Instead, try and cultivate a curious, open attitude whilst allowing yourself to be guided through the pages of Karen Armstrong's hard earned endeavour. I found that I enjoyed this text immensely when simply learning about how human beings tried to understand the ineffable. The different people who went up against this question have come up with some interesting thought trails, and it's quite fun to see how societies throughout time have deviated into their own systems of understanding, only for some of them to come to the same conclusion after much difference in doctrine.
My only other advise would be to test yourself whilst reading this. See where you stand with your beliefs after reading about the God of Mystics, then come back and re-evaluate. Believe me, you won't think quite the same afterwards.
Ultimately, this is just another story of human kind trying to make sense of what it is we're doing here, and I believe if the reader imagines this whilst reading A History of God, they won't be disappointed with the result.
This was a great book that seriously, seriously bolstered my understanding of the history of God, and has ultimately ignited an interest in me to read further books on the more specific areas of religious practice (there is a massive 'further reading' section at the back that I look forward to raiding). As such, I had a number of things I wanted to say in my review, yet, I think a quick bit of advise would suffice as an alternative.
Unless you're moving into the field of Theology (in which case I doubt you'll read this anyway) I would advise NOT to try and kill yourself over remembering every name, every sub-catogary and every belief system held about God thought this book. You'll kill your enjoyment, and ultimately the point of the book along with it. Instead, try and cultivate a curious, open attitude whilst allowing yourself to be guided through the pages of Karen Armstrong's hard earned endeavour. I found that I enjoyed this text immensely when simply learning about how human beings tried to understand the ineffable. The different people who went up against this question have come up with some interesting thought trails, and it's quite fun to see how societies throughout time have deviated into their own systems of understanding, only for some of them to come to the same conclusion after much difference in doctrine.
My only other advise would be to test yourself whilst reading this. See where you stand with your beliefs after reading about the God of Mystics, then come back and re-evaluate. Believe me, you won't think quite the same afterwards.
Ultimately, this is just another story of human kind trying to make sense of what it is we're doing here, and I believe if the reader imagines this whilst reading A History of God, they won't be disappointed with the result.
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
an absolutely fascinating book, I would not hesitate to recommend to anyone interested in the religious history of the “One God”
This book is my first time delving into a more objective explanation of monotheistic religion and it has fundamentally changed the way i think and interact with my own spirituality.
Armstrong is an excellent writer and her explanations were easy enough to grasp for a non academic like myself (although someone reading with little to no familiarity with biblical stories may have more trouble)
the second half of the book can be a bit repetitive but i think is more useful in ensuring you understand the point it’s making than it is annoying
This book is my first time delving into a more objective explanation of monotheistic religion and it has fundamentally changed the way i think and interact with my own spirituality.
Armstrong is an excellent writer and her explanations were easy enough to grasp for a non academic like myself (although someone reading with little to no familiarity with biblical stories may have more trouble)
the second half of the book can be a bit repetitive but i think is more useful in ensuring you understand the point it’s making than it is annoying
challenging
informative
slow-paced
Buku yang menarik untuk pengetahuan awal, tapi kurang mendetail untuk yang menginginkan pengetahuan lebih.
informative
reflective
slow-paced
http://nwhyte.livejournal.com/1922431.html
I've had mixed luck with Karen Armstrong's books, but this is pretty readable; it's a potted history of theology in the three major monotheistic religions from early Old Testament times to the present day. I'm not an expert in the field, so didn't spot any inaccuracies, but basically she is able to convey fairly succinctly what key figures and traditions believed, and why we should care. She is particularly good at spotting contemporaneous and similar developments in the last 500 years or so in Christianity, Judaism and Islam; and I had not previously encountered the idea that the Young Turks were influenced by the post-Shabbetai Donmeh tradition. On the down side, there are a small number of figures who make Armstrong erupt in bile about their personal shortcomings - Martin Luther is an early and rather startling example - which distracts and detracts from the objectivity of her writing in 95% of the book. It's a bit of a dry subject but not a bad introduction to it.
I've had mixed luck with Karen Armstrong's books, but this is pretty readable; it's a potted history of theology in the three major monotheistic religions from early Old Testament times to the present day. I'm not an expert in the field, so didn't spot any inaccuracies, but basically she is able to convey fairly succinctly what key figures and traditions believed, and why we should care. She is particularly good at spotting contemporaneous and similar developments in the last 500 years or so in Christianity, Judaism and Islam; and I had not previously encountered the idea that the Young Turks were influenced by the post-Shabbetai Donmeh tradition. On the down side, there are a small number of figures who make Armstrong erupt in bile about their personal shortcomings - Martin Luther is an early and rather startling example - which distracts and detracts from the objectivity of her writing in 95% of the book. It's a bit of a dry subject but not a bad introduction to it.