Books with author Karen Armstrong

Set in the fictional town of Filmore, Guardian Angel is the story of former police detective Angelica 'Angel' Dale, who works as a private investigator. Her most wealthy and influential client, Mrs. Ella Sinclair, calls her when a student, Violet Edmunds, is terrorized on the grounds of Sinclair Academy, Mrs. Sinclair's private girls' school.Angel accepts the challenge and immediately finds herself at odds with the Detective on the case, Christopher Roland. Much to her chagrin she actually finds herself attracted to him but fortunately discovers they work quite well together.As she delves into the world of childhood angst, business dealings, and revenge she becomes even more determined to solve the case, protect the school, and save a broken little girl from an unknown threat.

As the work at the heart of Christianity, the Bible is the spiritual guide for one out of every three people in the world. It is also the world’s most widely distributed book, translated into over two thousand languages, and the world’s best selling book, year after year. But the Bible is a complex work with a complicated and obscure history. Made up of sixty-six “books” written by various authors and divided into two testaments, its contents have changed over the centuries. The Bible has been transformed by translation and, through interpretation, has developed manifold meanings to various religions, denominations, and sects. In this seminal account, acclaimed historian Karen Armstrong discusses the conception, gestation, and life of history’s most powerful book. Armstrong analyzes the social and political situation in which oral history turned into written scripture, how this all-pervasive scripture was collected into one work, and how it became accepted as Christianity’s sacred text. She explores how scripture came to be read for information, and how, in the nineteenth century, historical criticism of the Bible caused greater fear than Darwinism. This is a brilliant, captivating book, crucial in an age of declining faith and rising fundamentalism.

Becoming a powerful witch? Awesome. Being part of ancient, magical feud? Not so much.You’d think life wouldn’t deal me any more crap hands after bringing me into this world with only one hand to begin with, and then letting me lose an eye, an ear, and half the skin on my face to hot oil when I was just a toddler.But that’s Fate for you – a real “B”.Nevertheless, I’ve got my sweet cousin Sara who is beautiful enough for both of us, a few good friends, and now, it seems, I’ve also inherited an ancient family legacy that will change my world forever.Who knew turning 21 would mean I could imbibe legally, develop some amazing powers, and finally meet a guy who's crazy about me? Maybe a little too crazy....Looks like I'm going to need those powers to escape all the trouble heading my way!REBEL WITCH is the second book of the urban fantasy series, The Awakening - Mutts Like Me. If you like magical action mixed with light and dark humor, and a hint of romance, grab your copy of REBEL WITCH today.PUBLISHER'S NOTE: This book is a new edition of a publication previously titled RELUCTANT GODS. This version has been significantly edited and revised.

The Bible is the most widely distributed book in the world. Translated into over two thousand languages, it is estimated that more than six billion copies have been sold in the last two hundred years alone. In this seminal account, Karen Armstrong traces the gestation of the Bible to reveal a complex and contradictory document created by scores of people over hundreds of years. Karen Armstrong begins her analysis with the origins of the very earliest books of the Hebrew Bible, in which God was called both 'Yahweh' and 'Elohim'. She then traces the development of both the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament to reveal the disparate influences that helped to form these sacred texts. From the Jewish practice of Midrash and the Christian cult of Jesus; to the influence of Paul's letters on the Reformation and the manipulation of Revelations by Christian fundamentalism, Armstrong explores the contexts in which these sixty-six books were understood and explains the social needs they answered. In the process she reveals an unfamiliar and paradoxical work that will permanently alter our understanding of the Bible.