The Case for God: What Religion Really Means
- ISBN-10
- 1408460459
- ISBN-13
- 9781408460450
- Series
- The Case for God
- Category
- Atheism
- Pages
- 546
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010
- Author
- Karen Armstrong
Description
Here Armstrong argues that atheism has rarely been a denial of the sacred itself but has nearly always rejected a particular conception of God. She suggests that if we draw on the insights of the past, we can build a faith that speaks to our needs.
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