Karen Armstrong

Karen Armstrong is the author of numerous books on religious affairs, including The Case for God, The Lost Art of Scripture, 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 45 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. She is currently an ambassador for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations.