“The only way to show a true respect for God is to act morally while ignoring God’s existence.”

— Karen Armstrong, book A History of God

A History of God (1993)
Source: A History of God: The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

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author and comparative religion scholar from Great Britain 1944

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