Summary
After the bestselling The Case for God, Karen Armstrong makes the case for compassion – an urgent appeal to establish empathy and altruism at the centre of our private and public lives.
Drawing on a wide range of material, from the spiritual character of the world religions to the findings of contemporary neuroscience, Karen Armstrong argues that compassion is hardwired into our brains, yet is constantly pushed back by our more primitive instincts for selfishness and survival…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781847921581 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1847921582 |
| Author: | Karen Armstrong |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | The Bodley Head Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 1 March 2011 |
| Weight: | 226g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 135mm x 16mm |
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A profound and lucid mixture of philosophy, theology and self-help. It’s a perfect detox for the soul… Spry, eloquent, pacy…. Armstrong has a knack for grappling with complex ideas in the lightest of ways * The Times *
It sees Armstrong combine in this brief volume both her usual high quality historical scholarship and an explicit self-help programme that echoes her rousing lectures… Challenging, persuasive self-help book that seeks to distil the very best of religion * Independent *
Straightforward without being simplistic…frequently fascinating * Metro *
Flashes of sheer brilliance * Scotland on Sunday *
One of the charming things about Armstrong’s book is its deliberate descents into bathos. We move from the high thoughts of the old sages to the demands of everyday life…from an exquisitely intelligent exposition of Sophocles’s Oedipus Tyrannus to a meditation upon how we might overcome a personal dislike of a colleague or family member * Financial Times *
About The Author
Karen Armstrong
Karen Armstrong is one of the world’s leading commentators on religious affairs. She spent seven years as a Roman Catholic nun, but left her teaching order in 1969 to read English at St Anne’s College, Oxford. In 1982, she became a full time writer and broadcaster. She is a best-selling author of over 16 books. An accomplished writer and passionate campaigner for religious liberty, Armstrong has addressed members of the United States Congress and the Senate and has participated in the World Economic Forum.
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