Электронная книга: Karen Armstrong «The Spiral Staircase»
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Karen Armstrong
Karen Armstrong (born 14 November 1944 in Wildmoor,
Author of several books on the
Early life
Armstrong was born into a family of Irish extraction who, after her birth, moved to
Career
In 1976, Armstrong became an English teacher at a girls' school in
The increasing interest in and debate surrounding the influence of
"The Great Transformation: The Beginning of Our Religious Traditions", was published in March 2006, and a measure of her success came that same year when she achieved the very English accolade of being invited to choose her eight favourite records for BBC Radio's "
In 2007, Armstrong was invited by the
Armstrong is a fellow of the
Religious position
Armstrong, who taught for a time at London's Leo Baeck rabbinic college, says she has been particularly inspired by the Jewish tradition's emphasis in matters of faith versus practice: "I say that religion isn’t about believing things. It's about what you do. It’s ethical alchemy. It’s about behaving in a way that changes you, that gives you intimations of holiness and sacredness.” She points out that religious
A major influence on Armstrong's whole approach to the world's religious traditions has been, as she implies in "The Spiral Staircase", the work of the Canadian scholar
Criticism
The Israeli historian
Honours
Armstrong was honoured by the New York Open Center in 2004 for her "profound understanding of religious traditions and their relation to the divine."Fact|date=July 2008 In 2008 Armstrong was one of three winners of the In May 2008 she was awarded the Freedom of Worship award by the Roosevelt Institute, one of four medals presented each year to men and women whose achievements have demonstrated a commitment to the Bibliography By Armstrong Journal articles * "Ambiguity and Remembrance: Individual and Collective Memory in Finland" (2000) * "The Holiness of Jerusalem: Asset or Burden?" (1998) * "Women, Tourism, Politics" (1977) Books * "The Bible: A Biography" (2007) * "The Great Transformation: The Beginning of Our Religious Traditions" (2006) * "Muhammad: A Prophet For Our Time" (2006) * "A Short History of Myth" (2005) * "The Spiral Staircase" (2004) * "Faith After September 11th" (2002) * " * "Buddha" (2000) * "Islam: A Short History" (2000) * "In the Beginning: A New Interpretation of Genesis" (1996) * "Jerusalem: One City, Three Faiths" (1996) * "" (1993) * "The End of Silence: Women and the Priesthood" (1993)" * "The English Mystics of the Fourteenth Century' ' (1991) * "" (1991) * "Holy War: The Crusades and their Impact on Today's World" (1988) * "The Gospel According to Woman: Christianity's Creation of the Sex War in the West" (1986) * "Tongues of Fire: An Anthology of Religious and Poetic Experience" (1985) * "Beginning the World" (1983) * "The First Christian: Saint Paul's Impact on Christianity" (1983) * "Through the Narrow Gate" (1982) About Armstrong *Campbell, Debra Graceful. "Exits: Catholic Women and the art of departure". Indiana University press. ISBN 025334316 References External links * [http://speakingoffaith.publicradio.org/programs/armstrong Detailed biographical interview with Armstrong on American Public Media, May 2008] Источник: Karen Armstrong
* [http://www.tedprize.org/?cat=5/ Armstrong's Compassion Charter blog]
* [http://meaningoflife.tv/video.php?speaker=armstrong&topic=complete "Meaning of Life TV" interview on "The Great Transformation", 2006]
* [http://www.charlierose.com/guests/karen-armstrong Charlie Rose Show interview, May 2006]
* [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-206887275399093528&q=history+of+god+video&ei=r8FXSLLoDKWarQLhpoXYDg&hl=en History Channel version of "A History of God"]
* [http://smithsonianassociates.org/programs/Armstrong/armstrong.asp Brief synopsis of Armstrong's "Buddha" at smithsonianassociates.org]
* [http://www.islamfortoday.com/karenarmstrong.htm Profile of Armstrong at islamfortoday.com]
* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1874653,00.html "We cannot afford to maintain these ancient prejudices against Islam" — Armstrong's response to Pope Benedict]
* [http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/week602/armstrong.html PBS Religion & Ethics interview, September 2002]
* [http://www.pbs.org/now/transcript/transcript_armstrong.html Bill Moyers interview, January 2002]
* [http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200103u/int2001-03-21 Atlantic Monthly interview, March 2001.]
* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2001/oct/13/afghanistan.terrorism10 Armstrong on 9/11]
* [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1751746 Armstrong interviewed on NPR's "Fresh Air" by Terry Gross, March 8, 2004]
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