Summary and Analysis

Karen Armstrong is a uniquely qualified to author the book "A HISTORY OF GOD, THE 4000 - YEAR QUEST OF JUDAISM, CHRISTIANITY AND ISLAM." In the her book Armstrong traces the evolution of the concept of God from the moment the Hebrew tribes merged in ancient Canaan to form the nation of Israel instigating the worship of a monotheistic God, through the emergence of Christianity and then the advent of Islam and the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad. This, in turn, leads to the development of these religions throughout the history of Europe and the Middle East, as the Muslim empire expands across into Spain and the Jewish Diaspora promulgates the different branches of Judaism throughout the region. The Christian religion is splintered into different sects with the Reformation, and the Puritan...