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Karen Armstrong
Sign in to saveauthor and comparative religion scholar from Great Britain
Film & TV
Known for
- The Invocation — Self2010
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1944-11-14 ) 14 November 1944 (age 81) , Wildmoor, Worcestershire , England
- Occupation
- Writer
- Alma mater
- St Anne's College, Oxford
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Karen
- Family name
- Armstrong
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Worcestershire
- Occupation
- writer
- Educated at
- St Anne's College
- Employer
- Leo Baeck College
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Field of work
- Golden Rule
- Official website
- charterforcompassion.org
- Image
- Karen Armstrong.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1944-11-14
- medical condition
- epilepsy
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- Royal Society of Literature
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- Karen Armstrong
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- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
Karen Armstrong (born 14 November 1944) is a British author and commentator known for her books on comparative religion. 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. 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.
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