Think Again: God
Karen Armstrong: November, 2009 As causalities from the world’s religious wars mount, God is getting a bad reputation.
Karen Armstrong On Letting Go Of The Desire To Know It All
So many of us are terrified of what will happen if we don’t have all the answers. Find out how to surrender to faith — and happiness
The True, Peaceful Face Of Islam
by Karen Armstrong: There are 1.2 billion Muslims in the world, and Islam is the world’s fastest-growing religion…
Karen Armstrong Compassion And Social Concern
by Atle Hetland: Karen Armstrong is one of the most respected and admired theologians and religious philosophers and historians, in Pakistan and worldwide…
The Spiritual Quest with Bob Thurman And Karen Armstrong
Karen Armstrong: We call Global Spirit the first “internal travel” series, because the topics and the discussions so often lead to a kind of inner exploration.
Practical Compassion: An Interview with Karen Armstrong
by Heidi Bruce: In 2008, religious historian Karen Armstrong was granted a wish.
Charter For Compassion Makes Surprising Progress
by Karen Armstrong: When the Charter for Compassion was launched in November 2009, I didn’t know that by 2012 more than 85,000 people would have affirmed it online or that we would have 150 active partners around the world.
9/11 and Compassion: We Need It Now More Than Ever
09/10/2010 by Karen Armstrong: The anniversary of 9/11 reminds us why we need the Charter for Compassion.
Prejudices about Islam will be shaken by this show
Karen Armstrong: Sunday 22 January 2012 The hajj, subject of a new exhibition at the British Museum, shows that a respect for other faiths is central to Muslim tradition
Man vs. God
Wall Street Journal: We commissioned Karen Armstrong and Richard Dawkins to respond independently to the question “Where does evolution leave God?” Neither knew what the other would say. Here are the results.
Faith and Spirituality Writer Karen Armstrong
by Brittany Shoot: Is there a unifying, universal tenet or ritual from each major world religion that you find useful to study or use as part of your practice?
5 Ways To Practice Living In The Moment
1. The Altruist:Karen Armstrong
Karen Armstrong: Religion is not the source of conflict
Karen Armstrong looked up at a helicopter hovering over Jakarta, and said, “I hate flying.” The fact is, this former Catholic nun turned author, academic and spiritualist must fly a lot.
Root out this sinister cultural flaw
By Karen Armstrong: Even vote-hungry politicians fail to see anti-semitism for what it is
Taking Religious Liberties
By Deborah Solomon THE WAY WE LIVE NOW: Q: You spent seven years in a convent, but in your new memoirs, ”The Spiral Staircase,” you describe yourself as a failed nun.
Karen Armstrong: The Compassionate Face of Religion
Karen Armstrong‘s writing and theories about God and belief upset some, but she numbers the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu among her fans.
Going beyond God
Historian and former nun Karen Armstrong says the afterlife is a “red herring,” hating religion is a pathology and that many Westerners cling to infantile ideas of God.
KAREN ARMSTRONG Islamophobia: We need to accept the ‘other’
Karen Armstrong: A decade after 9/11, the West seems more bitterly divided from the Muslim world than ever.
Karen Armstrong: Finding Compassion For Yourself
By Karen Armstrong: The late rabbi Albert Friedlander once impressed upon me the importance of the biblical commandment, “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
