Karen Armstrong

Seth Godin's Free e-Book, "What Matters Now"

The Huffington Post | Amy Hertz | Posted 12.14.2009 | Books

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It took a few months but Seth Godin pulled together seminal thinkers--Karen Armstrong, Chris Anderson, Tom Peters, our own Arianna Huffington, and ove...

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7 Books To Give For Hanukkah

Huffington Post | Jonathan Kirsch | Posted 12.01.2009 | Books

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Jonathan Kirsch Author and book editor of The Jewish Journal It's no accident that November is Jewish Book Month, because the "People of the Book" ...

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The New York Times' Best Books Of 2009

The New York Times | The New York Times Book Review | Posted 11.26.2009 | Books

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The Book Review has made these selections from books reviewed since Dec. 7, 2008, when we published our previous Notables list. It was not easy pickin...

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9 Ways To Show Your Gratitude On Thanksgiving Day

HuffPost | Victoria Fine | Posted 11.24.2009 | Impact

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Favorite Turkey Recipe? Check. Special occasion dishes and gravy boat? Check, check. Ways to express your gratitude this Thanksgiving? Don't worry, we...

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The Religion of Thinness

Aimee Liu | Posted 11.27.2009 | Books

Read More: Religion, Anorexic Saints, Rudolph Bell, Books, Religion of Thinness, JACK MILES, Eating Disorders, Feminism, Karen Armstrong, Simone Weil, Books News
Aimee Liu

While writing my book Gaining several years ago, I kept tripping across evidence of a curiously cozy relationship between religion and eating disorde...

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Compassion: Karen Armstrong and the World's Most Powerful Idea

Katherine Gustafson | Posted 11.18.2009 | Impact

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Katherine Gustafson

It turns out that one of the most basic things we all learned as children -- treat others how you would like to be treated, the Golden Rule -- is the most powerful idea in the world.

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The Charter For Compassion

GOOD | Posted 11.15.2009 | Living

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TED Prize winner Karen Armstrong just released her Charter for Compassion. Here it is, read by a perfectly representative demographic cross-section of...

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Do Unto Others... (VIDEO)

Dennis Whittle | Posted 11.16.2009 | Impact

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Dennis Whittle

Chris Anderson, Curator of TED, said at the launch of the Charter for Compassion, "This is not about kumbaya

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Why do We Need the Charter for Compassion?

Karen Armstrong | Posted 11.12.2009 | Impact

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Karen Armstrong

Through the Charter, we need to make the compassionate voice of religion a potent force in our troubled world and develop a moral discourse to counter those that speak of hatred and disdain.

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The Charter For Compassion: Read, Affirm, Share

Amy Novogratz | Posted 11.12.2009 | Impact

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Amy Novogratz

Today, the culmination of more than a year's work was unveiled as the Charter for Compassion was officially introduced in Washington, D.C. Read the Charter and join people around the world in affirming it.

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New Charter for Compassion Website to Launch Sunday

Amy Novogratz | Posted 11.23.2009 | World

Read More: Mary Robinson, Ted, Karen Armstrong, The Golden Rule, TED Prize, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, World News
Amy Novogratz

TED winner Karen Armstrong and the Dalai Lama will call on the world to begin the world-wide, grass-roots movement to restore compassion to the center of religious, moral and political life.

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Chautauqua Institution Spotlights Compassion

Amy Novogratz | Posted 09.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Karen Armstrong, Religion, Charter for Compassion, TED Prize, Chautauqua Institution, Spirituality and Politics, Religious Freedom, Religious Tolerance, Spiritual Practice, Living News
Amy Novogratz

We hope that thousands of leaders from all religions, will agree to the Charter for Compassion, add their signatures and address their congregations on compassion.

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Charter for Compassion to Be Introduced in September

Amy Novogratz | Posted 08.30.2009 | World

Read More: Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Karen Armstrong, Dalai Lama, Charter for Compassion, E.O. Wilson, TED Prize, Tedglobal, World News
Amy Novogratz

This September, a group of Nobel Laureates including the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, will participate in a conversation on compassion at the Dalai Lama Center in Vancouver.

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The Mystery of the Compassionate Brain

Deepak Chopra | Posted 12.15.2008 | Home

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Deepak Chopra

An article in the Washington Post On Faith section in response to their question: Religion scholar Karen Armstrong is asking the world to write a Char...

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