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Karen Armstrong And The Lost Art Of Scripture

RadioWest - December 20, 2019 00:36 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 711 ratings
In her most recent book, The Lost Art of Scripture , religious scholar Karen Armstrong looks into the history of sacred texts, showing how religious practitioners' relationships with them have changed, and how many of us have lost sight of what they were originally written for.

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Karen Armstrong and the Lost Art of Scripture

RadioWest - December 20, 2019 00:36 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 711 ratings
In her most recent book, The Lost Art of Scripture , religious scholar Karen Armstrong looks into the history of sacred texts, showing how religious practitioners' relationships with them have changed, and how many of us have lost sight of what they were originally written for.

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223. Karen Armstrong (theologian) – the art of getting outside of yourself

Think Again – a Big Think Podcast - December 07, 2019 05:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 556 ratings
I’ve spent more of my life than most people I know immersed by choice in what my guest today would call “scripture”. I was never much of a Roman Catholic, in spite of being dragged weekly to church until I was about 13 and could no longer be dragged, and, in my boredom, sometimes believing I saw ...

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Amanpour: Karen Armstrong, Brendan Simms and Sukhinder Singh Cassidy

Amanpour - November 02, 2019 00:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★ - 475 ratings
Karen Armstrong, former nun and religious scholar, joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss penning her new book "The Lost Art of Scripture." She's reflects on her extraordinary life and interpretation of religion. Brendan Simms, historian and author of "Hitler: A Global Biography," delves into both ...

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Karen Armstrong: Steps to a Compassionate Life, Part 2

Oprah's Super Soul - December 26, 2018 06:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 27.5K ratings
Former Catholic nun, world-renowned religious scholar and author, Karen Armstrong discusses her memoir, "The Spiral Staircase." Karen discusses the details of her fascinating spiritual journey, which began when she joined a convent at the age of 17. Hoping to forge a deep connection to God, her ...

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Karen Armstrong: Steps to a Compassionate Life, Part 1

Oprah's Super Soul - December 24, 2018 06:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 27.5K ratings
Former Catholic nun, world-renowned religious scholar and author Karen Armstrong discusses her memoir, "The Spiral Staircase." Karen discusses the details of her fascinating spiritual journey, which began when she joined a convent at the age of 17. Hoping to forge a deep connection to God, her i...

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Karen Armstrong on Religion and the History of Violence

Intelligence Squared - October 16, 2014 18:32 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 690 ratings
Karen Armstrong has written over 16 books on faith and the major religions, studying what Islam, Judaism and Christianity have in common, and how our faiths have shaped world history and drive current events. She came to the Intelligence Squared stage to talk about her forthcoming book 'Fields o...

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Karen Armstrong on Religion and the History of Violence

Intelligence Squared - October 16, 2014 18:32 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 690 ratings
Karen Armstrong has written over 16 books on faith and the major religions, studying what Islam, Judaism and Christianity have in common, and how our faiths have shaped world history and drive current events. She came to the Intelligence Squared stage to talk about her forthcoming book 'Fields o...

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134: Karen Armstrong's"The Case for God" and Mormonism Part 3

Mormon Stories - LDS - March 14, 2010 21:38 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 4.8K ratings
In Part 3, we discuss how Karen Armstrong's book"The Case for God" might or might not apply to Mormonism.

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133: Karen Armstrong's"The Case for God" and Mormonism Part 2

Mormon Stories - LDS - March 14, 2010 21:38 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 4.8K ratings
In Part 2, John Hamer, J. Nelson Seawright, Joanna Brooks and I lay out Karen Armstrong's major premises, and analyze them.

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132: Karen Armstrong's"The Case for God" and Mormonism Part 1

Mormon Stories - LDS - March 14, 2010 21:38 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 4.8K ratings
As an introduction to Mormon Stories' inaugural book club, I re-broadcast Terry Gross' interview with"The Case for God" author Karen Armstrong. Next week we will be holding a panel discussion on Mormon Stories Podcast about this book, and how it may or may not apply to both Mormonism and individ...

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[Unedited] Karen Armstrong with Krista Tippett

On Being with Krista Tippett - November 05, 2009 17:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 9.6K ratings
In this unedited conversation, Krista speaks with Karen Armstrong, a best-selling author, scholar, and Catholic nun. Hear their complete conversation as Armstrong tells the story behind her developing ideas about God. Karen Armstrong speaks about her progression from a disillusioned and damaged...

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Karen Armstrong — Freelance Monotheism

On Being with Krista Tippett - November 05, 2009 17:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 9.6K ratings
Karen Armstrong speaks about her progression from a disillusioned and damaged young nun into, in her words, a “freelance monotheist.” She’s a formidable thinker and scholar, but as a theologian she calls herself an amateur — noting that the Latin root of the word “amateur” means a love of one’s...

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736: A 2009 Interview With Karen Armstrong

Rick Kleffel:Narrative Species–The Agony Column - September 28, 2009 02:00 ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
"At the center of religious life, for all these faiths, was compassion."

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Karen Armstrong

Bill Moyers Journal (Audio) | PBS - March 13, 2009 15:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 363 ratings
With economic, political, and social strife across the globe, prominent religious scholar Karen Armstrong discusses our human commonalities and her work on an international charter for compassion. The renowned author of The Battle for God and The Bible: A Biography, Armstrong is a 2008 recipient...

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Karen Armstrong

Desert Island Discs: Archive 2005-2010 - February 12, 2006 11:15 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 126 ratings
Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the author Karen Armstrong. She writes books about the world's religions, trying to explain that their strength lies not in dogma but profound and enduring truths. Since 9/11 her books on Islam in particular have become best-sellers - although she has also writ...

Books written by Karen Armstrong

The Spiral Staircase: My Climb Out of Darkness
Karen Armstrong

4 Episodes - 306 pages - ★★★★ - 5.48K ratings

The Battle for God: A History of Fundamentalism
Karen Armstrong

480 pages - ★★★★ - 5.57K ratings

Nuns and Soldiers
Iris Murdoch, Karen Armstrong

512 pages - ★★★★ - 489 ratings