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Karen Armstrong (born 14 November 1944) is a British author and commentator of Irish Catholic descent known for her books on comparative religion. [1] A former Roman Catholic religious sister , she went from a conservative to a more liberal and mystical Christian faith.
Islam: A Short History is a 2000 book by the British writer Karen Armstrong, a former Roman Catholic nun and author of popular books about the history of religion.Armstrong condemns the West for being prejudiced about Islam since the Crusades, yet writing about present-day Muslims.
The book also discusses the effect that Western attitudes have had on the Muslim psyche and attempts to explain the diverse attitudes of many modern Muslims towards the Western world today. [ 4 ] After 9/11 Armstrong revisited the subject and wrote Muhammad: A Prophet for Our Time for the Atlas Books "Eminent Lives" series, published by ...
It is Armstrong's second biography of Muhammad. Her first biography Muhammad: a Biography of the Prophet won the Muslim Public Affairs Council Media Award. Muhammad: A Prophet For Our Time is a short biography that shows how most Muslims understand Muhammad and their faith. In the book, Armstrong depicts Muhammad as both a mystic and a wise ...
The Case for God is a 2009 book by Karen Armstrong. It covers the history of religion, from the paleolithic age to the present day, with a focus on the three Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam, and on apophatic theology in various religions. Another theme is intellectual beliefs versus practice.
A History of God is a book by Karen Armstrong that was published by Knopf in 1993. It details the history of the three major monotheistic traditions, Judaism, Christianity and Islam, along with some details on Buddhism and Hinduism. The evolution of the idea of God is traced from its ancient roots in the Middle East up to the present day.
I don’t think people usually envision a Muslim woman in that space. I think that the main challenge is having those conversations and getting people to a place where they stop seeing me just as a Muslim, but a fellow American and person of faith. Being Muslim and being American are compatible and go hand in hand.
Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmood Ahmad, Life of Muhammad (Islam International Publications Limited, 1988). Karen Armstrong, Muhammad: A Biography of the Prophet (London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1991), and Muhammad: A Prophet for Our Time (New York: Harper Collins, 2006). Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Muhammad, Man of God (KAZI Publications, 1995) ISBN 978-1-56744 ...