The Gospel According to Woman

Karen Armstrong

Fount, 1996 - Religion - 323 pages

In this book Armstrong reveals how women have been forced to accept certain prescribed roles in Christian history. She says it is now time to establish which of Christianity's cultural habits should be cultivated and which should be jettisoned.

About the author

Karen Armstrong was born in Worcestershire. After becoming a nun in the 1960s, she left her order and lectured in literature at London University before becoming a full time writer, broadcaster and international adviser on religious and political affairs. She has addressed US Congress, the UN and Canadian parliament on Islam and fundamentalism. Among her other books is the bestselling 'History of God'.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Gospel According to Woman
• Author: Karen Armstrong
• Edition: reprint
• Publisher: Fount, 1996
• ISBN: 0006279538, 9780006279532
• Length: 323 pages
• Subjects: Religion / Women