Religious people often prefer to be right rather than compassionate. Often, they don't want to give up their egotism. They want their religion to endorse their ego, their identity. Karen Armstrong compassionateegoegotism Change image and share on social
The values of Islam are expressed by Muslims clearly. September 11 changed the world, and put Muslims on the spotlight. Karen Armstrong changeexpressislam Change image and share on social
Religion is a search for transcendence. But transcendence isn't necessarily sited in an external god, which can be a very unspiritual, unreligious concept. Karen Armstrong conceptexternalgod Change image and share on social
I was a lousy nun. I couldn't do it. I couldn't find God. It wasn't suitable for me. It is suitable for very few people. Karen Armstrong findgodlousy Change image and share on social
There are some forms of religion that are bad, just as there's bad cooking or bad art or bad sex, you have bad religion too. Karen Armstrong artbadcook Change image and share on social
We are addicted to our egotism, our likes and dislikes and prejudices, and depend upon them for our own sense of identity. Karen Armstrong addictdependdislike Change image and share on social
Yes, all fundamentalists feel that in a secular society, God has been relegated to the margin, to the periphery and they are all in different ways seeking to drag him out of that peripheral position, back to center stage. Karen Armstrong backcenterdrag share on social
Islam is a religion of success. Unlike Christianity, which has as its main image, in the west at least, a man dying in a devastating, disgraceful, helpless death. Karen Armstrong christianitydeathdevastate Change image and share on social
I like silence; I'm a gregarious loner and without the solitude, I lose my gregariousness. Karen Armstrong gregariousgregariousnessloner Change image and share on social
Mohammed was not an apparent failure. He was a dazzling success, politically as well as spiritually, and Islam went from strength to strength to strength. Karen Armstrong apparentdazzlefailure Change image and share on social
