Karen Armstrong

Clashes and vitriol only make it worse. I think what we must learn to do is to read the imagery. read more

Clashes and vitriol only make it worse. I think what we must learn to do is to read the imagery. We need to analyze and understand the subtext.

There are some forms of religion that are bad, just as there's bad cooking or bad art or bad sex, read more

There are some forms of religion that are bad, just as there's bad cooking or bad art or bad sex, you have bad religion too.

Mohammed was not an apparent failure. He was a dazzling success, politically as well as spiritually, and Islam went from read more

Mohammed was not an apparent failure. He was a dazzling success, politically as well as spiritually, and Islam went from strength to strength to strength.

Compassion is not a popular virtue.

Compassion is not a popular virtue.

It's a great event to get outside and enjoy nature. I find it very exciting no matter how many times read more

It's a great event to get outside and enjoy nature. I find it very exciting no matter how many times I see bald eagles.