Battle for God. The history of fundamentalism

"Battle for God" Karen Armstrong is one of those rare books in which scientific severity and popularity of presentation are brilliantly combined. The author studies the acute problem of today - the phenomenon of fundamentalism, analyzing the relevant trends in Christianity, Judaism and Islam.

Why is the book worthy of reading
Based on facts, Karen Armstrong reveals the roots of fundamentalism, the reasons for its occurrence, development and prospects for the confrontation of the modern world of modern, the principles of which arose at the dawn of the New Age, and the defenders of traditional religious values.

For whom this book
is addressed to a wide range of readers who are interested in the political, ideological and cultural problems of modernity, the history of religion and its modern state.

Who is the author
Karen Armstrong is one of the most authoritative historians of religion. She spent seven years in the Catholic monastery, but after refusing the monastic dignity, received a diploma in Oxford, became interested in Islam, and later began to teach modern literature on Judaism and the training of rabbis and mentors. More than 20 books own her pen, including the bestsellers "History of God" and "Jerusalem" published in Russian