St. Paul, Karen Armstrong
St. Paul, Karen Armstrong
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St. Paul
The Apostle We Love to Hate

Author: Karen Armstrong

Series: Icons

Narrator: Karen Armstrong

Unabridged: 5 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook (DRM Protected)

Published: 09/22/2015

Synopsis

St. Paul is known throughout the world as the first Christian writer, authoring fourteen of the twenty-seven books in the New Testament. But as Karen Armstrong demonstrates in St. Paul: The Apostle We Love to Hate, he also exerted a more significant influence on the spread of Christianity throughout the world than any other figure in history. It was Paul who established the first Christian churches in Europe and Asia in the first century, Paul who transformed a minor sect into the largest religion produced by Western civilization, and Paul who advanced the revolutionary idea that Christ could serve as a model for the possibility of transcendence. While we know little about some aspects of the life of St. Paul—his upbringing, the details of his death—his dramatic vision of God on the road to Damascus is one of the most powerful stories in the history of Christianity, and the life that followed forever changed the course of history.

About Karen Armstrong

Bestselling author Karen Armstrong is a distinguished writer noted for her memoirs and her books about religion. She majored in English at St. Anne’s College in Oxford while living in a convent, an experience she wrote about in Through the Narrow Gate, which was published to laudatory reviews. She became an independent writer and has since published twenty-five books. In great demand as a public speaker, she is also the founder of the Charter for Compassion, which was funded with a TED grant.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Scriptor Ignotus on August 02, 2016

What's with the bizarre ratings and reviews? There is a 1-star review that doesn't even appear to be about this book. Another gives it 1-star because the reviewer found the book "dull". This is Karen freaking Armstrong, people; probably the best-known living religious scholar in the world. Check you......more

Goodreads review by James on December 27, 2020

I had to read this twice as it's fairly dense and, for me at least, was tough to concentrate on at night, which is when I read. These last few weeks, thanks to Covid-19 and Christmas (2020), I've had a lot of time to just sit and read during the day and it's given me a completely new take on what I......more

Goodreads review by Steve on June 16, 2017

Karen Armstrong is among my favorite writers on the topic of religion, and this book only adds to my admiration. Armstrong is not a Biblical scholar nor an academic student of religion, but she’s someone who’s dived deeply into religious traditions and who brings her findings and observations back t......more

Goodreads review by Tom on September 28, 2015

Armstrong is one of Biblical most honored and respected Historians, and her research on Saul of Tarsus doesn't disappoint. Armstrong firmly sets him in the proper historical content, illuminating his choices and why his opinions were so in conflict with most of the early Christian leaders. You won't......more

Goodreads review by Julian on March 19, 2024

St Paul exerted a more significant influence on the spread of Christianity throughout the world than any other figure in history. He established the first Christian churches in Europe and Asia in the first century. He transformed a minor sect into the largest religion produced by the West. His visio......more

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