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In god is not here, edmonds has gone beyond a bloodandbodycount war memoir, revealing his emotional, psychological, and spiritual traumaand the tortuous process of his reassemblywhile providing a raw look at what happened overseas. Karen armstrong is the author of numerous books on religion, including the case for god, a history of god, the battle for god, holy war, islam, buddha, and fields of blood, as well as a memoir, the spiral. Arguments for the existence of god have taken many different forms over the centuries. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app.
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