A History of God

This is a comparative history of how Jews, Christians, and Muslims have conceived of God from the ancient Near East to the modern period. Armstrong follows the shift from tribal and temple religion toward monotheism, then through philosophy, mysticism, Reformation, and Enlightenment, showing how each tradition has argued over a personal deity, an ineffable absolute, or a God aligned with reason. She treats scripture, theology, and popular devotion as changing human constructions rather than as a single revealed portrait. The book is intellectual and religious history: an account of ideas and practices, not a statement of faith and not a biography of a historical founder.

Bound in blue art silk, cover blocked with gilt hand lettering by Michael Gills. Blocked slipcase.