Karen A. Armstrong

• Writer
  Charter for Compassion

Freelance Writer on the history of religion. Founder, Charter for Compassion. Ambassador, UN Alliance of Civilizations. Trustee, British Museum. Fellow, Royal Society of Literature. Author of: A History of God; A History of Jerusalem; The Battle for God: A History of Jerusalem; Islam: A Short History; Muhammad: A Prophet for Our Time; Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life. Recipient of awards and honours, including: TED Prize (2008); Franklin J. Roosevelt Medal for Religious Freedom (2008); Leopold Lucas Prize, Tubingen University (2009).