Book Group: A History of God by Karen Armstrong

The idea came to a group of us while hanging out at our local watering hole.  Members pursued various educational backgrounds including philosophy, computer science and  mathematics education.  Why do I put this down one might ask??  Following several discussions each of us has felt a bit of lament over the fact that our formal education and work presses us to pigeon-hole our knowledge while each of us values generalist ideals.  That is..we like to learn about, research and discuss a wide variety of topics not just the ones we have pursued in more formal ways through rusty old academia.


Our first order of business (OK more of a plan) was to read A History of God by Karen Armstrong.  As we didn't find any great book club questions to use we just read the first two chapters and held a meeting to discuss.  What follows are the questions, comments and general discussion topics from our first meeting.

Chapters Read: Chapters 1-2

Questions:

Comments/Insights:

General Discussion:


Plans for Next Meeting:  Read Chapter 3-4