Karen Armstrong on the ‘unknowing’

'although I tried a number of different careers, doors continually slammed in my face until I settled down to my present solitary existence, writing, thinking and talking almost all day and every day about God, religion and spirituality.’ (from The Spiral}

by Rosemary Hartill 16th June 2010

‘We are talking far too much about God these days, and what we say is often facile.’ Karen Armstrong has never been one to dodge calling a spade a spade, and last week at Friends House London, without a note, she gave a dazzling, scholarly and inspiring address on what is wrong with lots of God-talk today, and what might lead us to more joy and peace.