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1C mo el hombre cre a Dios a su propia imagen: una visi n original, abierta y contempor nea de la religi n.
Fascinante. Trat ndose de la biograf a introductoria de la que a todas luces puede considerarse la figura m s influyente de todos los tiempos, resulta sin duda interesante.
Catherine Nixey, The Sunday Times
Con la habilidad a la que nos tiene acostumbrados, Reza Aslan nos narra la historia de la religi n para mostrarnos c mo esta ha estado marcada por nuestra insistencia en darle a Dios rasgos y emociones humanos. Seg n Aslan, esta tendencia a crear una versi n divina de nosotros mismos es innata: est programada en nuestro cerebro, de ah que sea una caracter stica central de casi todas las tradiciones religiosas. Y esta proyecci n tiene consecuencias, pues le otorgamos a Dios no solo todo lo bueno de la naturaleza humana -nuestra compasi n, nuestro af n de justicia -, sino tambi n todo lo malo: nuestra avaricia, nuestro fanatismo, nuestra inclinaci n a la violencia. Todas estas cualidades informan nuestras religiones, culturas y gobiernos. Este libro es mucho m s que una historia sobre la comprensi n de Dios: es un intento de llegar a la ra z de este impulso humanizador para desarrollar una espiritualidad m s universal. Creamos en un Dios, en muchos o en ninguno, este libro valiente, ambicioso y provocador transforma el modo en que pensamos en la religi n, as como nuestra relaci n con la vida, la muerte, lo espiritual y, en definitiva, la esencia misma de la existencia humana. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The bestselling author of Zealot and host of Believer explores humanity's quest to make sense of the divine in this concise and fascinating history of our understanding of God.
In Zealot, Reza Aslan replaced the staid, well-worn portrayal of Jesus of Nazareth with a startling new image of the man in all his contradictions. In his new book, Aslan takes on a subject even more immense: God, writ large. In layered prose and with thoughtful, accessible scholarship, Aslan narrates the history of religion as a remarkably cohesive attempt to understand 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 Aslan writes, "Whether we are aware of it or not, and regardless of whether we're believers or not, what the vast majority of us think about when we think about God is a divine version of ourselves." But this projection is not without consequences. 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. All these qualities inform our religions, cultures, and governments. More than just a history of our understanding of God, this book is 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, God: A Human History will challenge the way you think about the divine and its role in our everyday lives.
Fascinante. Trat ndose de la biograf a introductoria de la que a todas luces puede considerarse la figura m s influyente de todos los tiempos, resulta sin duda interesante.
Catherine Nixey, The Sunday Times
Con la habilidad a la que nos tiene acostumbrados, Reza Aslan nos narra la historia de la religi n para mostrarnos c mo esta ha estado marcada por nuestra insistencia en darle a Dios rasgos y emociones humanos. Seg n Aslan, esta tendencia a crear una versi n divina de nosotros mismos es innata: est programada en nuestro cerebro, de ah que sea una caracter stica central de casi todas las tradiciones religiosas. Y esta proyecci n tiene consecuencias, pues le otorgamos a Dios no solo todo lo bueno de la naturaleza humana -nuestra compasi n, nuestro af n de justicia -, sino tambi n todo lo malo: nuestra avaricia, nuestro fanatismo, nuestra inclinaci n a la violencia. Todas estas cualidades informan nuestras religiones, culturas y gobiernos. Este libro es mucho m s que una historia sobre la comprensi n de Dios: es un intento de llegar a la ra z de este impulso humanizador para desarrollar una espiritualidad m s universal. Creamos en un Dios, en muchos o en ninguno, este libro valiente, ambicioso y provocador transforma el modo en que pensamos en la religi n, as como nuestra relaci n con la vida, la muerte, lo espiritual y, en definitiva, la esencia misma de la existencia humana. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The bestselling author of Zealot and host of Believer explores humanity's quest to make sense of the divine in this concise and fascinating history of our understanding of God.
In Zealot, Reza Aslan replaced the staid, well-worn portrayal of Jesus of Nazareth with a startling new image of the man in all his contradictions. In his new book, Aslan takes on a subject even more immense: God, writ large. In layered prose and with thoughtful, accessible scholarship, Aslan narrates the history of religion as a remarkably cohesive attempt to understand 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 Aslan writes, "Whether we are aware of it or not, and regardless of whether we're believers or not, what the vast majority of us think about when we think about God is a divine version of ourselves." But this projection is not without consequences. 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. All these qualities inform our religions, cultures, and governments. More than just a history of our understanding of God, this book is 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, God: A Human History will challenge the way you think about the divine and its role in our everyday lives.
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