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“ ”We have a duty to get to know one another, and to cultivate a concern and responsibility for all our neighbors in the global village.
About Karen Armstrong
Karen Armstrong, FRSL (born 14 November 1944) is a British author and commentator of Irish Catholic descent 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. She attended St Anne's College, Oxford, while in the convent and majored in English. She left the convent in 1969. Her work focuses on commonalities of the major religions, such as the importance of compassion and the Golden Rule.
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Additional quotes by Karen Armstrong
We have seen that, like the weather, religion “does lots of different things.” To claim that it has a single, unchanging, and inherently violent essence is not accurate. Identical religious beliefs and practices have inspired diametrically opposed courses of action.
If professional religious leaders cannot instruct us in mythological lore, our artists and creative writers can perhaps step into this priestly role and bring fresh insight to our lost and damaged role.
We can either emphasize those aspects of our traditions, religious or secular, that speak of hatred, exclusion, and suspicion <i>or</i> work with those that stress the interdependence and equality of all human beings. The choice is yours. (22)