Karen Armstrong | |
|---|---|
 Armstrong in 2016 | |
| Born | 14 November 1944 Wildmoor, Worcestershire, England |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | St Anne's College, Oxford |
| Website | |
| CharterForCompassion.org | |
Karen Armstrong (born 14 November 1944) is a British author and commentator of Irish Catholic descent known for her books on comparative religion.[1] A former Roman Catholic religious sister, she went from a conservative to a more liberal and mystical Christian faith. She attended St Anne's College, Oxford, while in the convent and graduated in English. She left the convent in 1969.[1] Her work focuses on commonalities of the major religions, such as the importance of compassion and the Golden Rule.
Armstrong received the US$100,000 TED Prize in February 2008. She used that occasion to call for the creation of a Charter for Compassion, which was unveiled the following year.
- ^ a b Schulson, Michael (23 November 2014). "Karen Armstrong on Sam Harris and Bill Maher: "It fills me with despair, because this is the sort of talk that led to the concentration camps"". Salon. Retrieved 7 June 2018.