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God : a human history / Reza Aslan.

By: Aslan, Reza.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: New York : Random House, 2017Description: xvi, 298 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9780553394726.Subject(s): God | History -- World | Religion -- Comparative Religion
Contents:
Introduction: In our image -- Part one: The embodied soul. Adam and Eve in Eden ; The Lord of beasts ; The face in the tree -- Part two: The humanized God. Spears into plows ; Lofty persons ; The high God -- Part three: What is God?. God is one ; God is three ; God is all -- Conclusion: The One.
Summary: Explores humanity's attempts to comprehend the divine by giving it human traits and emotions, and calls for a more expansive understanding of God to develop a more universal spirituality.
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Includes bibliographies (p.175-200) and index.

Introduction: In our image --
Part one: The embodied soul. Adam and Eve in Eden ; The Lord of beasts ; The face in the tree --
Part two: The humanized God. Spears into plows ; Lofty persons ; The high God --
Part three: What is God?. God is one ; God is three ; God is all --
Conclusion: The One.

Explores humanity's attempts to comprehend the divine by giving it human traits and emotions, and calls for a more expansive understanding of God to develop a more universal spirituality.

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