Writing · Writer
Active 2005–present · Awards: Four Freedoms Award – Freedom of Worship, TED Prize, Dr. Leopold Lucas Prize, Princess of Asturias Award for Social Sciences, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Karen Armstrong is a British author and commentator 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.