Aslan Reza God: A Human History 9780553394740

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Автор: Aslan Reza
Название: God: A Human History (Бог: человеческая история)
Издательство: Random House (USA)
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Религии и верования

История религии

ISBN: 0553394746
ISBN-13(EAN): 9780553394740
Обложка/Формат: Paperback
Страницы: 320
Вес: 0.248 кг.
Дата издания: 07.08.2018
Язык: English
Размер: 135 x 203 x 18
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Поставляется из: США
Описание: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The bestselling author of Zealot and host of Believer explores humanitys quest to make sense of the divine in this concise and fascinating history of our understanding of God.

In Zealot, Reza Aslan replaced the staid, well-worn portrayal of Jesus of Nazareth with a startling new image of the man in all his contradictions. In his new book, Aslan takes on a subject even more immense: God, writ large.

In layered prose and with thoughtful, accessible scholarship, Aslan narrates the history of religion as a remarkably cohesive attempt to understand the divine by giving it human traits and emotions. According to Aslan, this innate desire to humanize God is hardwired in our brains, making it a central feature of nearly every religious tradition. As Aslan writes, Whether we are aware of it or not, and regardless of whether were believers or not, what the vast majority of us think about when we think about God is a divine version of ourselves.

But this projection is not without consequences. We bestow upon God not just all that is good in human nature--our compassion, our thirst for justice--but all that is bad in it: our greed, our bigotry, our penchant for violence. All these qualities inform our religions, cultures, and governments.

More than just a history of our understanding of God, this book is an attempt to get to the root of this humanizing impulse in order to develop a more universal spirituality. Whether you believe in one God, many gods, or no god at all, God: A Human History will challenge the way you think about the divine and its role in our everyday lives.

Praise for God

Tantalizing . . . Driven by Reza] Aslans grace and curiosity, God . . . helps us pan out from our troubled times, while asking us to consider a more expansive view of the divine in contemporary life.--The Seattle Times

A fascinating exploration of the interaction of our humanity and God.--Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Aslans] slim, yet ambitious book is] the story of how humans have created God with a capital G, and its thoroughly mind-blowing.--Los Angeles Review of Books

Aslan is a born storyteller, and there is much to enjoy in this intelligent survey.--San Francisco Chronicle

Extraordinary . . . clear, concise and] lively.--The Spectator

God: A Human History, Aslan Reza