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A stirring account of the life of Paul, who brought Christianity to the Jews, by the most popular writer on religion in the English-speaking world, author of The History of God No figure in early Christian history had a more significant influence on the spread of Christianity than St. Paul, author of The Epistle to the Hebrews, a book that transformed a sect into a religion. Paul was first to advance the revolutionary idea that Christ could serve as a model for the possibility of transcendence, andquot;the new symbol that brought humanity to the divine.andquot; His life was a dramatic enactment of his beliefs, and his conversion on the road to Damascus is one of the central episodes in the Bible. Karen Armstrong is the ideal chronicler of this story, one that has particular significance for our own time. And for Armstrongand#39;s readers, who number in the millions, perhaps its greatest attraction will be that itand#39;s by her, a writer whose widely acclaimed books on religion have been translated all over the world.
Synopsis
A stirring account of the life of Paul, who brought Christianity to the Jews, by the most popular writer on religion in the English-speaking world, Karen Armstrong, author of The History of God, which has been translated into thirty languages
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. Paulandmdash;his upbringing, the details of his deathandmdash;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 the Author
Bestselling author Karen Armstrong is a distinguished writer noted for her memoirs and her books about religion. She majored in English at St. Anneandrsquo;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.