In the Beginning

The foundation stone of Jewish and Christian scriptures the power of the Book of Genesis lies in its stories - Creation the Fall Cain and Abel Noah Abraham Jacob and Joseph. These ancient tales illuminate some of our most enduring and profound problems: cowardice the struggle with evil the difficulty of facing past mistakes achieving a true understanding of our innermost selves. Karen Armstrong traces the themes and meanings of these stories examining what they can still tell us about the human quest for meaning.