Karen Armstrong, author of more than 20 books about the Abrahamic religions (Christianity, Judaism and Islam), was recently named a trustee of the British Museum for a four-year period.
Armstrong is recognized as a foremost expert on the three major religions, and she has her share of detractors as well.  A former Catholic nun, she now refers to herself as a “freelance monotheist.”
Earlier this year, she won the TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) Award for her work. In addition to a nice pile of cash — $100,000 — each TED recipient gets to ask TED to grant a wish.

She is the author of The Great Transformation, The Spiral Staircase and Through the Narrow Gate.

The Rev. Michael Dowd, author of Thank God for Evolution, argues that religious faith and science don’t have to oppose one another.
And soon that message is going to get wider distribution. Viking Penguin books has purchased rights to publish from the original publisher, Council Oak Books. At the thankgodforevolution.com site, they tout “TGFE is Born Again!”
Thank God for Evolution, ISBN 978-1-57178-210-6, is available online.

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