Karen Armstrong Quote

Roman coins, inscriptions, and temples extolled Augustus, who had brought peace to the world after a century of brutal warfare, as Son of God, lord, and savior and announced the good news (euaggelia) of his birth. Thus when the angel announced the birth of Jesus to the shepherds, he proclaimed: Listen, I bring you euaggelion of great joy! Today a Savior has been born to you. Yet this son of God was born homeless and would soon become a refugee.37

Karen Armstrong

Roman coins, inscriptions, and temples extolled Augustus, who had brought peace to the world after a century of brutal warfare, as Son of God, lord, and savior and announced the good news (euaggelia) of his birth. Thus when the angel announced the birth of Jesus to the shepherds, he proclaimed: Listen, I bring you euaggelion of great joy! Today a Savior has been born to you. Yet this son of God was born homeless and would soon become a refugee.37

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About Karen Armstrong

Karen Armstrong (born 14 November 1944) is a British author and commentator of Irish Catholic descent 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. She attended St Anne's College, Oxford, while in the convent and majored in English. She left the convent in 1969. Her work focuses on commonalities of the major religions, such as the importance of compassion and the Golden Rule.
Armstrong received the US$100,000 TED Prize in February 2008. She used that occasion to call for the creation of a Charter for Compassion, which was unveiled the following year.