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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 200 EAN: 9780060838669 ISBN: 0060838663 Label: Harper Perennial Manufacturer: Harper Perennial Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 272 Publication Date: August 01, 2005 Publisher: Harper Perennial Release Date: August 02, 2005 Studio: Harper Perennial Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Amazon.com Review: At a time when conflicts among three of the world's major religions--Islam, Judaism, and Christianity--are in the global spotlight, Bruce Feiler offers a stunning biography of the one man who unites all three religions: Abraham. "The most mesmerizing story of Abraham's life--his offering a son to God--plays a pivotal role in the holiest week of the Christian year, at Easter," writes Feiler. "The story is recited at the start of the holiest fortnight in Judaism, on Rosh Hashanah. The episode inspires the holiest day in Islam, 'Id al-Adha,' the Feast of the Sacrifice, at the climax of the Pilgrimage. And yet the religions can't even agree on which son he tried to kill." Herein lies the irony and perfection of Feiler's timing. As we struggle to find a path to peace among these three religions, all warring in Jerusalem, near the stone where Abraham brought his son for sacrifice, this captivating biography speaks to Abraham as the metaphor he is: the historically elusive man who embodies three religions, a character who has shape-shifted over the millennia to serve the clashing goals and dogma of each religion. Anyone seeking to understand the roots of tension in the Middle East need look no further than the final half of this book, where Feiler interprets the meaning of Abraham as seen through the prism of each religion. Surprisingly, the book is as entertaining as it is thoughtful: Feiler is a masterful writer with a warm, humorous voice, a dazzling way with metaphors, and an underlying intelligence that comes through in every passage. Abraham deserves the highest of recommendations. --Gail Hudson Product Description: Both immediate and timeless, Abraham tells the powerful story of one man's search for the shared ancestor of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Traveling through war zones, braving violence at religious sites, and seeking out faith leaders, Bruce Feiler uncovers the defining yet divisive role that Abraham plays for half the world's believers. Provocative and uplifting, Abraham offers a thoughtful and inspiring vision of unity that redefines what we think about our neighbors, our future, and ourselves. This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Understanding AbrahamFeiler, Bruce. "Abraham: A Journey to the Heart of Three Faiths", Harper Perennial, 2002. Understanding Abraham Amos Lassen Bruce Feiler is something of an expert on the land of the Bible. An expert, however, is not necessarily a scholar and his study of Abraham has several inaccuracies. Nevertheless it is a fascinating read and despite the title, it leans quite heavily on the Judaic interpretation of Abraham. What Feiler does add goes beyond the Biblical text ... Read More Rating:  - excellent objective viewI thought the book was very well written. The first half of the book gives a very nice history of Abraham. The next chapters look how Abraham is linked to each of the three major religions while the last chapter or two show how each of the religions are different yet so much alike and through both of these we could all be at peace. I really enjoyed the objective viewpoint of the writer and will read more of his books Rating:  - A lessonThis book helped to confirm my belief that the history of religious thought, Christian, Jewish or Muslim, is not much more than a lot of baloney. The theologians have simply been making up divergent stories to satisfy their pulpit needs as the centuries passed. How foolish the whole process has been. Abraham might have been no more than a delusional shepherd wandering in the desert heat. I wonder what Christopher Hitchens would have to say about this book. Rating: - Sun, Sagittarius A, Obilish, and KolobJehovah promised Abraham four things. For the book of Abraham 2:9 : "I will make thee a great nation", "I will bless thee about measure", "and make thy name great among all nations", "that in their hands they shall bear this ministry and Priesthood unto all nations." Abraham 2:10, "And I will bless them through thy name; for as many as receive this gospel shall be called after thy name, and shall be accounted thy seed, and shall rise up and bless thee, as their father." Abraham ... Read More Rating:  - WHAT A HORRIBLE DISAPPOINTMENT.Oh my, did I mess up when I check this one out. I have seldom been as disappointed in a work as I was this one. I like facts. I enjoy knowing bits of this and bits of that. I very much enjoy historical biographies. I enjoy travel books. I enjoy books of individual spiritual searches. I enjoy books written my competent archeologists and historians. I enjoy speculative fiction and non fiction. Sadly to say, this one, for me, missed the mark on just about ever one of these counts. Basically, ... Read More 
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