Gospel According to Women by Karen Armstrong

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Gospel According to Women by Karen Armstrong

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This history of women in Christianity explores how women have been forced to accept certain prescribed roles - as virgin, martyr, witch, wife and mother. It suggests women should choose which of Christianity's cultural habits of mind should be cultivated, and which should be jettisoned.

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Gospel According to Women by Karen Armstrong

This history of women in Christianity explores how women have been forced to accept certain prescribed roles - as virgin, martyr, witch, wife and mother. It suggests women should choose which of Christianity's cultural habits of mind should be cultivated, and which should be jettisoned.

Karen Armstrong was born in Worcestershire. After becoming a nun in the 1960s, she left her order and lectured in literature at London University before becoming a full time writer, broadcaster and international adviser on religious and political affairs. She has addressed US Congress, the UN and Canadian parliament on Islam and fundamentalism. Among her other books is the bestselling ‘History of God’.

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ISBN 13 9780006279532
ISBN 10 0006279538
Title Gospel According to Women
Author Karen Armstrong
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Binding type Paperback
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Year published 1996-02-05
Number of pages 384
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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