The Great Transformation: The Beginning of Our Religious Traditions Audiobook

" To understand the origins of many religions. "

" interesting with great ideas but slow going for me. ended up skipping a lot as there was way more information than I was able to consume. All in all it gives a great perspective on the era of the Buddha and give one a sense of the atmosphere in which he was teaching. Certainly worthy of reading "

" The Great Transformation: the Beginning of Our Religious Traditions by Karen Armstrong (1980) "

" a must read book, although a little bit painful to finish... "

" I fluctuate between 3 and 4 stars for this book. It's a totally fascinating account of man's spiritual migration and has many important points in it. My rating probably depends on my mood at the time. "

" I cannot recommend this book enough. It was important to me in understanding the history and interworkings of Axial Age religious transforamtions "

" Unlike the rest of her books that I've read, this one was tough to get through. It's a little wordy for it its point, but worth getting to it. "

" Actually didn't finish... VERY dense... but fascinating "

" An amazing look at the origins of current religious philosophies and the cultures in which the religions flourished, changed and sometimes destroyed itself and others. "

" I read this for a research paper in college. This book is a heavier read but it is so fascinating to learn about the origins of modern day religion. I enjoyed it immensely. "

" This is a very interesting non-fiction book about the axial age. I was glad I read it, but there were a few too many details than what I was hoping for. Armstrong is clearly very scholarly. "

" She has a personal stake in defining the last great transformation and planning for the next one. Controversial if it really existed and will really happen again, but she is scholarly and makes a case. Along the way you learn more than you ever may want to know "

" A bit dry but very well researched. "

" An encyclopedia like effort to chronicle the origins of world religions. Attempting to draw common themes to the origins of all major religions, Armstrong over reaches. The History of God and The Battle for God where she confines herself to monotheism are far better. "

" I think this is as much a history of general mindset as it is a history of religions. I didn't quite finish the book. "

" It's fascinating to see where our myths and religions stem from and how they are all connected. Heavy read but worth every minute. "

" Magnificent summary of the significance of the religious movements of the Axial Age. Emphasising the importance of compassion in the major faiths of the time, especially when set against the prevailing climate of violence and uncertainty. Well written. Quite excellent. "

" Our generation is desperately in need of a Great Transformation of our own. This is yet another example of how studying the past can give us hope for the future. If humanity can survive the disasters of this wide-spread period, we can focus on developing our compassion for future generations, too. "

" Very indepth historical and cultural review of Axial age religions which are the bases of many of current religions. "

" So much history here. Clear and objective commentary on those times BCE that I knew next to nothing about, using the evolution of religion as a focus. A great read from a smart, smart woman. I'll be reading her other books ASAP. "

" I really like Karen Armstrong's work in early religious traditions. I didn't think she did justice to the Greeks, and her chapters on Judaism and early Christianity were pretty much a repeat of History of God, but the work on eastern traditions is well worth the read. "

" The Great Transformation: the Beginning of Our Religious Traditions by Karen Armstrong (1980) "