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Nov 30, 2010
After enjoying 'Through the narrow gate', I postponed reading this sequel about Armstrong's years outside of the convent. When I finally got to it, it proved to be unexpectedly interesting. Armstrong first relates her problems adapting to the world, and her struggles with the symptoms of what later is diagnosed as epilepsy. Slowly, we travel trough her years in academia. It turns out that Armstrong's 'professional career' develops in stages. For several years, she is a high school teacher; subsequently, she works with television. Finally, she starts to write. I remember reading her 'A history of God' years ago, and it was interesting to see how she arrives at her personal ideas about God. I cannot completely agree with her views. but she does inspire me to reject any kind of theology which defines God too closely and tries to turn Him into our 'personal pal'.