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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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author and comparative religion scholar from Great Britain

Born 14 November 1944

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  • Cover of: Muhammad: A Prophet for Our Time (Eminent Lives)
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    Cover of edition muhammadbiograph00arms Cover of edition muhammadbiograph00kare First published in 1991 — 20 editions
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  • Cover of: The spiral staircase: my climb out of darkness
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    Cover of edition spiralstaircase00kare First published in 2004 — 16 editions
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  • Cover of: A history of God: the 4000-year quest of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
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    First published in 1993 — 15 editions
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  • Cover of: Through the Narrow Gate: A Memoir of Spiritual Discovery
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    Cover of edition throughnarrowgat00kare Cover of edition throughnarrowgat0000arms First published in 1981 — 13 editions
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    First published in 2005 — 11 editions
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  • Cover of: The Bible: A Biography (Thorndike Press Large Print Nonfiction Series)

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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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    First published in 1986 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: The case for God
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  • Cover of: Sacred Nature: How We Can Recover Our Bond with the Natural World

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  • Cover of: Holy war: the Crusades and their impact on today's world
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    Cover of edition holywarcrusadest00arms First published in 1988 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Case for God: What Religion Really Means

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  • Cover of: Beginningthe world: a sequel to Through the narrow gate

    First published in 1983 — 4 editions
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author and comparative religion scholar from Great Britain

Born 14 November 1944

Subjects

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

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, Muḥammad Prophet (-632), 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