The Spiral Staircase
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The Spiral Staircase is a memoir by religious historian Karen Armstrong that recounts her journey from life in a Catholic convent through illness and crisis to a renewed, more expansive understanding of faith.
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book
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memoir → |
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Karen Armstrong's career as a religious historian
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Karen Armstrong's departure from religious life → Karen Armstrong's evolving understanding of God → Karen Armstrong's life in a Catholic convent → Karen Armstrong's struggle with illness → |
| author |
Karen Armstrong
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United Kingdom
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| followsWork |
Through the Narrow Gate
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| genre |
memoir
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| hasInfluenceOn |
contemporary discussions of faith and doubt
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| hasTheme |
critique of institutional religion
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loss of faith → mysticism → personal growth → religious transformation → search for meaning → suffering and healing → |
| isbn |
9780375413189
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| language |
English
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| literaryForm |
autobiographical narrative
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| mainCharacter |
Karen Armstrong
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| narrativePerspective |
first-person
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| notableFor |
exploration of post-convent spiritual journey
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integration of memoir and religious reflection → |
| publicationYear |
2004
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| publisher |
Alfred A. Knopf
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| relatedWork |
A History of God
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The Battle for God → |
| setting |
Catholic convent
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United Kingdom → |
| subject |
Catholicism
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ex-nun experience → faith → illness → mental health → religion → religious doubt → religious history → spirituality → |
| subtitle |
My Climb Out of Darkness
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| timePeriodDescribed |
20th century
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post–Second Vatican Council era → |
| title |
The Spiral Staircase
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Karen Armstrong
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