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Karen Armstrong



Karen Armstrong, FRSL, OBE, is an English author and former Catholic nun who has written multiple books on the subject of comparative religions, particularly regarding the Abrahamic faiths of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. Post-9/11, she became an advocate for Muslims and has spoken in front of both the US Congress and the UN regarding religious issues. Upon winning the 2008 TED Prize, she used the opportunity to create the Charter for Compassion, a document around which religious leaders can work together to create peace.

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Karen Armstrong on How Kindness Can Change a Life | Super Soul Sunday | Oprah Winfrey Network

At 17, world renowned religion scholar Karen Armstrong entered a Roman Catholic convent. From the start, Karen had trouble adjusting to the lifestyle. Still, there was one sister who never saw Karen as a problem.

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Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life

One of the most original thinkers on the role of religion in the modern world—author of such acclaimed books as A History of God, Islam, and Buddha—now gives us an impassioned and practical book that can help us make the world a more compassionate place.

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Rethinking Religion and World Affairs: A Conversation with Karen Armstrong

Issues of religion and world affairs are as salient in the media today as in 2006 when the Berkley Center was founded. And unfortunately much of the news is still negative. Still, there is every reason for hope.

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On What Made Jesus So Alarming

Karen Armstrong warns against putting Christianity, or any tradition, in a box.

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Charter for Compassion: At One with Our Ignorance

If ever there was a time for compassion, a time to humbly accept what we don't know, it is now

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Karen Armstrong: Let’s Revive the Golden Rule

Charter for Compassion launch, Karen Armstrong looks at religion's role in the 21st century: Will its dogmas divide us? Or will it unite us for common good? She reviews the catalysts that can drive the world's faiths to rediscover the Golden Rule.

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Charter for Compassion

The Charter brings together the voices of people from all religions. It seeks to remind the world that while all faiths are not the same, they all share the core principle of compassion and the Golden Rule. The Charter will change the tenor of the conversation around religion.

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Karen Armstrong on Compassion

Karen Armstrong talks about compassion and why we need to put the Golden Rule at the heart of our society. Filmed at an Action for Happiness event in Conway Hall on 18 April 2013

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Karen Armstrong: 2008 TED Prize Wish: Charter for Compassion

Author and scholar Karen Armstrong talks about how the Abrahamic religions - Islam, Judaism, Christianity - have been diverted from the moral purpose they share to foster compassion. But Armstrong has seen a yearning to change this fact.

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The Spiral Staircase: My Climb Out of Darkness

Gripping, revelatory, and inspirational, The Spiral Staircase is an extraordinary account of an astonishing spiritual journey. In 1962, at age seventeen, Karen Armstrong entered a convent, eager to meet God.

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