NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER â‚¬ The bestselling author of Zealot and host of Believer explores humanityâ‚¬s quest to make sense of the divine in this concise and

God: A Human History

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER â‚¬ The bestselling author of Zealot and host of Believer explores humanityâ‚¬s quest to make sense of the divine in this concise and fascinating history of our understanding of God.
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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.
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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.Â 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, â‚¬Å“Whether we are aware of it or not, and regardless of whether weâ‚¬re believers or not, what the vast majority of us think about when we think about God is a divine version of ourselves.â‚¬Â
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But this projection is not without consequences. We bestow upon God not just all that is good in human natureâ‚¬"our compassion, our thirst for justiceâ‚¬"but all that is bad in it: our greed, our bigotry, our penchant for violence. All these qualities inform our religions, cultures, and governments.
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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.Â 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

â‚¬Å“Timely, riveting, enlightening and necessary.â‚¬Ââ‚¬"HuffPost

â‚¬Å“Tantalizing . . . Driven by [Reza] Aslanâ‚¬s 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.â‚¬Ââ‚¬"The Seattle Times

â‚¬Å“A fascinating exploration of the interaction of our humanity and God.â‚¬Ââ‚¬"Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

â‚¬Å“[Aslanâ‚¬s] slim, yet ambitious book [is] the story of how humans have created God with a capital G, and itâ‚¬s thoroughly mind-blowing.â‚¬Ââ‚¬"Los Angeles Review of Books

â‚¬Å“Aslan is a born storyteller, and there is much to enjoy in this intelligent survey.â‚¬Ââ‚¬"San Francisco Chronicle
Country USA
Brand Random House
Manufacturer Random House
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 28500929
Color Cream
ReleaseDate 2017-11-07
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780553394726

Country	USA
Brand	Random House
Manufacturer	Random House
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	28500929
Color	Cream
ReleaseDate	2017-11-07
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780553394726

God: A Human History

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