Spiral Staircase: My Climb Out of Darkness

Title: Spiral Staircase: My Climb Out of Darkness Author: Karen Armstrong ISBN: 9780375413186 Publisher: Knopf Published: 2004 Binding: Hardcover Language: English Condition: Used: Very Good D 1637175 Publisher Description: Karen Armstrong begins this spellbinding story of her spiritual journey with her departure in 1969 from the Roman Catholic convent she had entered seven years before--hoping, but ultimately failing, to find God. She knew almost nothing of the changed world to which she was returning, and she was tormented by panic attacks and inexplicable seizures. Armstrong's struggle against despair was further fueled by a string of discouragements--failed spirituality, doctorate, and jobs; fruitless dealings with psychiatrists. Finally, in 1976, she was diagnosed with epilepsy, given proper treatment, and released from her "private hell." She then began the writing career that wo