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[[File:Karen Armstrong.jpg|right|170px]]
[[File:Karen Armstrong.jpg|right|170px]]
'''Karen Armstrong''' (born 1944) is a British comparative [[religion]] writer. Her first book, ''Through the Narrow Gate'', described her seven years as a nun in a [[Roman Catholic]] order. She has written more that 20 book including ''A History of God'', ''Islam: A Short History'', ''Buddha'', ''The Spiral Staircase'', ''The Great Transformation'', ''Muhammad: A Prophet for Our Time'' and most recently ''The Case for God ''; also numerous articles for ''The Guardian'' and other publications.
'''Karen Armstrong''' (born 1944) is a British comparative [[religion]] writer. Her first book, ''Through the Narrow Gate'', described her seven years as a nun in a [[Roman Catholic]] order. She has written more that 20 book including ''A History of God'', ''Islam: A Short History'', ''Buddha'', ''The Spiral Staircase'', ''The Great Transformation'', ''Muhammad: A Prophet for Our Time'' and most recently ''The Case for God ''; also numerous articles for ''The Guardian'' and other publications.
Karen Armstrong is a powerful voice for ecumenical understanding.
Karen Armstrong is a powerful voice for ecumenical understanding.
*[http://www.newenglishreview.org/custpage.cfm?frm=7158&sec_id=7158 Karen Armstrong: The Coherence of Her Incoherence]
*[http://www.newenglishreview.org/custpage.cfm?frm=7158&sec_id=7158 Karen Armstrong: The Coherence of Her Incoherence]
*[http://www.fourfreedoms.nl/index.php?lang=en&id=16&laureate=77 Freedom of Worship - Four Freedoms Award.] Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute.
*[http://www.fourfreedoms.nl/index.php?lang=en&id=16&laureate=77 Freedom of Worship - Four Freedoms Award.] Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute.
*[http://charterforcompassion.org/ Charter for Compassion.]
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[[Category:Writers]]