The Spiral Staircase
My Climb Out of Darkness
by Karen Armstrong · 2004
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The author relates her decision to leave her convent after failing to find religious fulfillment, her struggles with depression and epilepsy, her realization of her calling, and her career working with sacred texts.
Ex-nunsBiographyReligionFaith developmentChristian biographyEx-religieusesBiographiesGodsdienstwetenschapNonnenBiographies spirituellesDepressies (psychiatrie)Epilepsie