Well reviewed in hardback, this title explores the evolution of belief, from the origins of the idea of a single divine being over 4,000 years ago, to the many bloody wars that have happened in the name of God over the centuries The idea of a single devine being - God, Yahweh, Allah - has existed for over 4,000 years. A controversial, extraordinary story of worship and war, A History of God confronts the most fundamental fact - or fiction - of our lives.