Armstrong begins this spellbinding story of her spiritual journey with her departure in 1969 from the Roman Catholic convent she had entered seven years before--hoping, but failing, to find God. Powerfully engaging, often heartbreaking, but lit with bursts of humor, "The Spiral Staircase" is an extraordinary history of self.
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Armstrong begins this spellbinding story of her spiritual journey with her departure in 1969 from the Roman Catholic convent she had entered seven years before--hoping, but failing, to find God. Powerfully engaging, often heartbreaking, but lit with bursts of humor, "The Spiral Staircase" is an extraordinary history of self.
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Very Good+ in Very Good+, Not Price Clipped jacket. Book First edition stated on verso of title page; a solid, clean copy in collectable condition; dust jacket is protected by a Brodart sleeve.
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Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 0676974678. Inscribed By Author. A Good Read ships from Toronto and Niagara Falls, NY-customers outside of North America please allow two to three weeks for delivery. Some edge wear to jacket.; Minor wear at top spine, faint rubbing to d/j.; 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall; Signed by Author.
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Near Fine in Near Fine, Not Price Clipped jacket. Book First Edition stated on verso of title page; inscribed by Karen Armstrong on the half title page; minimal wear; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition; 306 pages.
If you have ever desired to change in your understanding and relationship with "ultimate other" you may not skip the step of lostness and uncertainty, but there is success and understanding if you continue through the winter and allow spring and hope to come.
looms
Aug 4, 2007
Spiral Staircase
Book was well written and easy to read. It wasn't gloomy as I thought it would be but moved easily along and was very informative about the later books she wrote. I had read her book, History of God, which had impressed me , and I had seen her on History Channel and PBS.
Joani
Apr 26, 2007
Spiritual book for recovering Catholics
This book is a great read. Karen's search for God took her from being a nun to the secular academic world and from that place into one of open communication with a larger vision of herself and our definition of "God". There she found a more encompassing God, a larger vision of what "spiritual" means. Her struggles with her beliefs are inspiring and informative for those of us on a similar quest for individuation and self-expression.