Karen Armstrong's The Lost Art of Scripture
Karen Armstrong, a well-known academic, looks at the deep impact that sacred scriptures have had on human history in her book The Lost Art of Scripture. Armstrong looks at how sacred writings were previously considered as living, changing things that people were expected to interpret, discuss, and experience in their own ways, rather than just read as static documents. She does this by looking at a wide range of religious traditions.
Armstrong says that the meaning of scripture has changed a lot over the years, especially with the advent of literalism and the present focus on strict doctrinal interpretation. She looks at how the way people interpreted and used scriptures has changed over time, focusing on how they used to provide spiritual and moral instruction but now occasionally play political and divisive roles.
Armstrong calls for a return to a more intelligent, innovative, and compassionate way of reading sacred texts by combining historical research, cultural context, and personal understanding. She wants people to understand more about the different ways people express their spirituality and to find the divine knowledge in religious texts again. She wants people to realize how beautiful, mysterious, and relevant they are.
Why You Should Read The Lost Art of Scripture: A Deep Look at Religion and History
Armstrong's in-depth look at how scriptures have changed and affected countries makes you think about how religion, politics, and culture all work together.
A Call for Spiritual Rebirth
The book makes people think about how they read and interpret religious texts, which leads to a more thoughtful and respectful relationship with religion.
A lot of cultural and historical background
This is a great resource for anybody who are interested in theology, philosophy, or comparative religion because Armstrong knows so much about world religions and history.
The Lost Art of Scripture has several great quotes.
"The holy books of the world were never meant to be read as history or science. They were meant to show us the mysteries of the universe and our own lives."
"ලෝකයේ පවතින පවිත්ර ග්රන්ථ කිසිවිටෙක පටුනේ හැසිරවීමේ හෝ විද්යාත්මක පිළිබඳව කියවීම සඳහා නොවේ, ඒවායේ අපගේ ස්වභාවික පරිසරය සහ පවතින කුමනම ගැටලුවේ විසඳුමකට මාර්ගෝපදේශයන් ලෙස අරමුණු කළ යුතුය."
Translation (Tamil): "The holy books of the world should not always be read for history or science, but to learn about the mysteries of the universe and our own existence."
"Sacred texts should help us change ourselves and help us understand our place in the universe."
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About the Book
The Lost Art of Scripture is the title of the book.
Karen Armstrong is the author
The ISBN is 9780385350849.
Alfred A. Knopf is the publisher.
Year of Publication: 2019 Number of Pages: 528
Paperback binding
