Through the Narrow Gate: A Memoir of Life In and Out of the Convent - Softcover

Armstrong, Karen

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9780676977097: Through the Narrow Gate: A Memoir of Life In and Out of the Convent

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ISBN 10: 067697709X ISBN 13: 9780676977097

Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin, 2005

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Title: Through the Narrow Gate( A Memoir of Spiritual Discovery) <>Binding: Paperback <>Author: KarenArmstrong <>Publisher: St.Martin'sGriffin

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About the Author:

After leaving her religious order in 1969, Karen Armstrong took a degree at Oxford University and taught modern literature. She has since become one of the world's foremost commentators on religious affairs and wrote bestseller A History of God. She has been successful as an author with other titles such as The Battle for God, The Case for God and Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life. Armstrong is a teacher at the Leo Baeck College for the Study of Judaism and the Training of Rabbis and Teachers, and an honorary members of the Association of Muslim Social Sciences, she lives in London.

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“An emotive, spiritually intimate, and often quite moving memoir...written with affection, some humor, and bittersweet regret.” ―Kirkus Reviews

“A scrupulous record of one woman's spiritual journey, excellently written and profoundly moving.” ―Cosmopolitan

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