Armstrong generally ignores the claims of the sacred writings of judaism chris tianity and islam but when she does address them she treats them as culturally determined opinions though she wisely opposes an anthropomorphic god made in our image she falls to seriously consider the significance of humankinds creation in gods image . A history of god the 4000 year quest of judaism christianity and islam how have the three dominant monotheistic religions judaism christianity and islam shaped and altered the conception of god how have these religions influenced each other in this stunningly intelligent book karen armstrong one of britains foremost . Review a history of god the 4000 year quest of judaism christianity and islam user review susan kane goodreads i wish i could say that i liked this book many intelligent people interested in religion have liked it the author is by all accounts a scholar who knows a lot about her topic etc but i just didn read full review. Articleotten1994aho titlea history of god the 4000 year quest of judaism christianity and islam authora otten and karen armstrong journalantioch review year1994 volume52 pages650 why did this 460 page history of religious doctrine repeatedly make the new york times . Buy a history of god the 4 000 year quest of judaism christianity and islam reprint by armstrong karen isbn 9780345384560 from amazons book store everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders