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Theologian Karen Armstrong talked about her book, The Lost Art of Scripture: Rescuing the Sacred Texts, in which she argued that religious texts have been misused by fundamentalists through …

Panelists talked about the attitudes and perceptions surrounding Islam and Muslims around the world. Topics included how to properly define “Islamophobia,” the diversity of the Muslim commun…

Karen Armstrong talked about her book, Fields of Blood: Religion and the History of Violence, in which she examines the intertwined relationship of faith and violence by walking through the …

Karen Armstrong spoke about her transition from nun to author, the religions she has written about, and her charitable foundation. Ms. Armstrong is the author of more than 20 books on religi…

Karen Armstrong talked about her book Islam: A Short History, published by Modern Library. The book traces the origins and growth of the Islamic faith from the revelations Muhammad received …

Karen Armstrong talked about her book Muhammad: A Prophet for Our Time, published by HarperCollins in the Eminent Lives series. She described Muhammad, the prophet and founder of Islam, as a…

Author Karen Armstrong talked about her book The Great Transformation: The Beginning of Our Religious Traditions, published by Knopf. She described what she considers the evolution of the fo…

Karen Armstrong talked about her memoir, "The Spiral Staircase: My Climb out of Darkness", published by Knopf. Ms. Armstrong became a nun when she was 17, but left the convent in 1969 at th…

Author Karen Armstrong offered a brief overview of Islam. She outlined the teachings of Muhammad and the major historical events of the religion. Ms. Armstrong concluded her remarks with co…

Karen Armstrong spoke at the Egyptian Embassy about the foundations of Islam and historical relations between various religions. Among the topics she addressed were the beginnings and teachi…

Ms. Armstrong discussed some of the themes of her biography Buddha, published as part of the Penguin Lives series by Viking. Ms. Armstrong discussed some of the major aspects of Buddha’s lif…

Karen Armstrong spoke about her book The Battle for God, published by Knopf. The book focuses on the nature of fundamentalist movements in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, among others, and…