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Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life

December 27, 2011 | Trade paperback
ISBN: 9780307400666
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Description

One of the most original thinkers on the role of religion in the modern world--author of such acclaimed books as A History of God, Islam and Buddha--now gives us an impassioned and practical book that can help us make the world a more compassionate place. 

In Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life, Armstrong suggests concrete ways of enhancing our compassion and putting it into action in our everyday lives. Throughout, Armstrong makes clear that a compassionate life is not a matter of only heart or mind but a deliberate and often life-altering commingling of the two.

In November 2009 Armstrong and TED launched The Charter for Compassion (www.charterforcompassion.org), which calls upon all men and women to "restore compassion to the centre of morality and religion . . . to cultivate an informed empathy with the suffering of all human beings--even those regarded as enemies." To date, it's been signed by over 48,000 people, including such figures as The Dalai Lama and Queen Noor, Dave Eggers and Meg Ryan. Out of the ideals of that Charter has come this humane, accessible, indispensable short book for our times.

About this Author

KAREN ARMSTRONG is the author of numerous books on religious affairs, including The Case for God, A History of God, The Battle for God, Holy War, Islam, Buddha, and The Great Transformation, as well as a memoir, The Spiral Staircase. Her work has been translated into forty-five languages. In 2008 she was awarded the TED Prize and began working with TED on the Charter for Compassion, created online by the general  public,  and crafted  by leading thinkers in Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Confucianism. The charter was launched globally in the fall of 2009. She is currently an ambassador for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations. She lives in London.

ISBN: 9780307400666
Format: Trade paperback
Pages: 240
Publisher: Knopf Canada
Published: 2011-12-27

Reviews

"Karen Armstrong is a genius." --A.N. Wilson, author of Jesus: A Life

"Armstrong can simplify complex ideas, but she is never simplistic." --The New York Times Book Review

"Armstrong is a masterful writer." --Publishers Weekly

"Armstrong has the gift of being able to compress a lot of information into a small space without losing focus or clarity." --Edmonton Journal

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