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Trinity Book Club - First Book!

Trinity Religious Book Club - Thursday June 1st 7:30-9:00pm in the Library Karen Armstrong's "A History of God" has been selected as the first book for our new Book Club. We will be meeting monthly throughout the year, taking turns leading the discussion, and selecting the books one or two months in advance.

All are welcome. Look for further information about the books under study or other recommended religious books (both introductory and advanced) on the Trinity website (www.trinitymenlopark.org). And please contact Bill Ashworth @ 650-235-6572 or washwort@ao.com with any questions or suggestions.

About the book:
published - 1993
author - Karen Armstrong
length - approx. 500 (in paperback)
price - new trade paperback around $15.00 (under $11 on Amazon right now)
availablility - Keplers, Amazon.com (Trinity commision), San Mateo library system

Review-
"In this impressive work, Armstrong, a former nun, a British journalist, and the author of several books on religion, takes on a weighty topic indeed: the study of monotheism over 4,000 years. Beginning at the beginning (which is not Genesis but rather the cauldron of religions found in the Middle East around 4000 B.C.), she traces the circuitous road to monotheism, following the plethora of twists and turns along the way. Perhaps most interesting for those of Judeo-Christian heritage are the chapters concerning Islam. Armstrong explains and explores this religion in a way that will enlighten those not familiar with its tenets. Besides discussing the three monotheistic religions, Armstrong also addresses such topics as mysticism, the philosophy of religion, and the death of God. Highly readable and provocative, this is a major contribution to religious studies and belongs on the shelves of most public libraries." Ilene Cooper from Booklist