Karen Armstrong
Religion author and commentator
Karen Armstrong is a British writer on comparative religion and a former Roman Catholic nun. Her books include A History of God and Islam.
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British Born 1944 in Worcestershire, United Kingdom
About Karen Armstrong
Karen Armstrong was born in 1944 in Wildmoor, Worcestershire, England. She was a Roman Catholic nun for a time, and she graduated in English from Oxford (St Anne's College) during those years. She left the convent in 1969 and later taught literature at the University of London. Her writing looks at what the major religions have in common, including compassion and the Golden Rule. She won the TED Prize in February 2008 and used it to ask for a Charter for Compassion, which appeared the following year. Her books on faith include A History of God, Islam, and The Lost Art of Scripture.