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Karen Armstrong

Karen Armstrong 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. - Wikipedia

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Born 14 November 1944

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  • Cover of: Muhammad: A Prophet for Our Time (Eminent Lives)

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  • Cover of: The spiral staircase: my climb out of darkness

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  • Cover of: A history of God: the 4000-year quest of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

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  • Cover of: Islam: A Short History

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  • Cover of: A Short History of Myth

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  • Cover of: The Great Transformation

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  • Cover of: The Bible: A Biography (Books That Changed the World)

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  • Cover of: The case for God

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  • Cover of: The Gospel according to woman: Christianity's creation of the sex war in the West

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  • Cover of: Jerusalem: one city, three faiths

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  • Cover of: Holy war: the Crusades and their impact on today's world

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  • Cover of: Sacred Nature: How We Can Recover Our Bond with the Natural World

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  • Cover of: Case for God: What Religion Really Means

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  • Cover of: St Paul: The Misunderstood Apostle

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  • Cover of: Lost Art of Scripture: Rescuing the Sacred Texts

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Born 14 November 1944

Subjects

History, Islam, God, History of doctrines, Judaism, Comparative studies, Religion, Biblical teaching, God (Islam), God (Judaism), Histoire, Religious aspects, Biography, Christian life, Christianity, Doctrines, Historia, New York Times reviewed, Ex-nuns, Fundamentalism, God (Christianity), Islamic fundamentalism, Large type books, Religious fundamentalism, Religious life

Places

Great Britain, Israel, England, Israël, Africa, Assisi, Assisi (Italy), Europe, Finland, Imperio islámico, India, Islamic Empire, Islamic countries, Italy, Jerusalem, Jerusalén, Karelia, Karelia (Russia), Middle East, Palestine, Russia (Federation), saudi Arabia

People

Karen Armstrong (1944-), Karen Armstrong, Francis of Assisi, Saint (1182-1226), Gautama Buda, Gautama Buddha, Moh, Muhammad Prophet (d. 632), Muḥammad Prophet (d. 632), Paul the Apostle, Saint, Prophet, d. 632 Muhammad

Time

1500-, Middle Ages, 600-1500, Modern period, 1500-, 1945-, 20th century, 21st century

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Alternative names

  • KAREN ARMSTRONG
  • karen-armstrong
  • Peter Stanford; Karen Armstrong
  • Armstrong Karen
  • Karen Keishin Armstrong
  • Karen B. Armstrong
  • Armstrong, Chris Dr, Armstrong, Karen

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March 22, 2023 Edited by JeffKaplan merge authors
September 27, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
July 25, 2016 Edited by Hemanth Kumar Author Bio
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import