Where did the idea of a single God come from in our perception? How did man’s ideas about God change? What features did the three world religions of monotheism - Judaism, Christianity and Islam - endow Him with? What influence did these three religions have on each other?

< p>A well-known historian of religion, the Englishwoman Karen Armstrong is endowed with rare virtues: enviable scholarship and a brilliant gift for speaking simply about complex things. She created a real miracle, covering in one book the entire history of monotheism - from Abraham to the present day, from ancient philosophy, medieval mysticism, spiritual quests of the Renaissance and Reformation up to the skepticism of the modern era.