Scripture as an art form? Q&A with Karen Armstrong.
Karen Armstrong, a bestselling British scholar of religion and former Roman Catholic nun, says that faith has more than a role in modern society. It has a mandate to make the world a better place. A desire to do good, she believes, unites the major spiritual traditions. But how can we approach the guiding words of sacred texts? Should we only read books? That’s not the way
What inspired your book?Is reading sacred texts – and only reading them – akin to only reading the plays of Shakespeare?What do we miss about the meaning of sacred writings?How can sacred texts help people reach transcendence?How can people of faith recapture the experience of sacred texts?