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Ideas of Karen Armstrong, by Text
[British, fl. 1993, A former nun. Biblical scholar and freelance writer on religion.]
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Intro
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p.1
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7596
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Faith is not just belief in propositions, but also putting trust in them
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Ch.1
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p.31
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7597
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There is virtually no sign of monotheism in the Pentateuch
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Ch.1
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p.38
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7599
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Around 800 BCE teachers superseded gods in India
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Ch.1
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p.46
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7602
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In the Bible God changes his mind (repenting of creating humanity, in the Flood)
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Ch.2
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p.61
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7605
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Monotheism introduced intolerance into religious thinking
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Ch.3
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p.98
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7606
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The idea that Jesus was God was only settled in the fourth century
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