Her struggle against despair was fueled by a string of discouragements - failed spirituality, doctorate and jobs, fruitless dealings with psychiatrists - but finally, in 1976, she was diagnosed with epilepsy and given proper treatment. She knew almost nothing of the changed world she was entering, and she was tormented by panic attacks and inexplicable seizures. In 1969, after seven years as a Roman Catholic nun - hoping, but ultimately failing, to find God - Armstrong left her convent. The moving story of her own search for God by the highly-acclaimed author of the bestselling A History of God: The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam The Battle for God: A History of Fundamentalism and Islam: A Short History.
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