{"product_id":"god-a-human-history","title":"God: A Human History","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER - The acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eZealot \u003c\/i\u003eexamines humanity's quest to make sense of the divine in this \"timely, riveting, enlightening, and necessary\" (\u003ci\u003eHuffPost\u003c\/i\u003e) history of our understanding of God.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"A fascinating exploration of the interaction of our humanity and God.\"\u003ci\u003e--Pittsburgh Post-Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eZealot, \u003c\/i\u003e Reza Aslan replaced the staid, well-worn portrayal of Jesus of Nazareth with a startling new image of the man in all his contradictions. Now, Aslan takes on a subject even more immense: God, writ large. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith thoughtful, accessible scholarship, Aslan narrates the history of religion as one long and remarkably cohesive attempt to know the divine by giving it human traits and emotions. According to Aslan, this innate desire to humanize God is hardwired in our brains, making it a central feature of nearly every religious tradition. As a result, we bestow upon God not just all that is good in human nature--our compassion, our thirst for justice--but all that is bad in it: our greed, our bigotry, our penchant for violence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMore than just a history, \u003ci\u003eGod \u003c\/i\u003eis an attempt to get to the root of this humanizing impulse in order to develop a more universal spirituality. Whether you believe in one God, many gods, or no god at all, \u003ci\u003eGod: A Human History\u003c\/i\u003e will challenge the way you think about the divine and its role in our everyday lives.","brand":"Random House Trade","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51984333242599,"sku":"9780553394740","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_ce5628b3-9f19-4f60-b6c9-8adb161aff7c.jpg?v=1776316733","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/god-a-human-history","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}