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Karen Armstrong
English author (born 1944)
This article is about the religious author. For the American operatic soprano, see Karan Armstrong.
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.
Karen armstrong biography religion book
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.
Personal life
Armstrong was born at Wildmoor, Worcestershire,[2] into a family of Irish ancestry who, after her birth, moved to