The Spiral Staircase CD, (Audiobook)

from lycomayflower

In her memoir, Karen Armstrong talks of her motivations for joining a convent in her late teens, her physical and emotional struggles upon leaving the convent in her mid-twenties, and her journey back to a spiritually fulfilling life. The Spiral Staircase is mostly a satisfying and compelling rea...

from EasyEd

Very interesting read from someone who lived behind the scene as a nun for 7 years. Raises many questions about religion overall and it's personal impact on ones search for spiritual guidance. Tracing the intersection of the 3 big religions back to Abraham was insightful and educational. A good s...

from bobbieharv

A former nun whose dissertation was failed at Oxford or Cambridge, finally diagnosed with epilepsy, makes it as a TV commentator and serious author on religions. Good, but not as good as I thought it would be. Her writing is a little wooden at times.

from seidchen

A followup to Through the Narrow Gate, Karen Armstrong's fine memoir of her time as a Catholic nun, The Spiral Staircase recounts Armstrong's development from an ex-religious to a leading scholar of comparative religion. Armstrong's prose can at times be a bit stiff, but her insights, as always, ...

from Brasidas

Karen Armstrong is a bestselling author in the field of comparative theology. Some of her more popular books include A HISTORY OF GOD, THE BATTLE FOR GOD, and more recently THE CASE FOR GOD. This is her memoir about life after leaving the Catholic church. She was a nun. It is a wrenching story. A...