KAREN ARMSTRONG is the author of numerous books on religious affairs, including The Case for God, A History of God, The Battle for God, Holy War, Islam: A Short History, Buddha, and The Great Transformation, as well as a memoir, The Spiral Staircase. Her work has been translated into forty-five 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. The charter was launched globally in the fall of 2009. She is currently an ambassador for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations. She lives in London.
A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
"Armstrong taps into her encyclopedic knowledge to offer a way
forward for a hurting world. . . . Tying together dramatic creation
tales, complex moral systems, and scriptural musings on the natural
world, Armstrong argues for gratitude, mutual caregiving, and
stewardship of resources, among other practices, to help bring us
closer to our environment and, ultimately, to each other. . . .
Thought-provoking wisdom regarding the natural world." —Kirkus
Reviews
"Armstrong has written a rich and subtle exploration of the
sacredness of nature, filled with a timeless wisdom and deep
humanity that comes from a lifetime spent studying religious
thought. . . . Much has been written on the scientific and
technological aspects of climate change . . . but Armstrong’s book
is both more personal and more profound. Its urgent message is that
hearts and minds need to change if we are to once more learn to
revere our beautiful and fragile planet." —PD Smith, The
Guardian
"Armstrong’s book makes a vital contribution to discussions on
climate change. . . . Her efforts and intentions here are simple:
this book is not a rejection of Christianity or Western
spirituality, but a rejection of the spiritual outlook that keeps
us from seeing the natural world as a part of ourselves. . . . In
the face of catastrophe, Armstrong is urging us to return to the
spirit." —Farooq Chaudhry, Chicago Review of Books
“Sacred Nature abounds in interesting facts about Asian religions,
and how-to advice on calming the world’s frenzy and hearing the
'still small voice' of the inner life. The book is a spiritual time
capsule of the post-Christian soul in crisis, a lamentation in the
key of Greta Thunberg, with undertones of Carl Jung." —Dominic
Green, The Wall Street Journal
“Grand in its reach . . . Armstrong’s book . . . offers a
polycontinental, multi-cultural look at the ways faith and space
coexisted for centuries. . . . It’s a perfect book to emerge from a
period of isolation and contemplation.” —Andrew Dansby, Houston
Chronicle
"Armstrong . . . delivers a searching, spiritual take on climate
change. . . . The illuminating examinations of a broad array of
religious traditions are thought-provoking and have the power to
change the way readers see the world and humanity’s place within
it. Eye-opening and wide-ranging, this original take on climate
change edifies." —Publishers Weekly
"Karen Armstrong takes the hugest subjects of human
searching—faith, myth, origins—and in her writing they become
windows, each opening into yet another connecting room or
landscape. . . . Masterly. . . . Intensely beautiful. . . . The
global challenge to keep more silence, to slow down, seems
formidable. But if even a few people sit down and read Sacred
Nature, it will be a good start." —Lucy Lethbridge, The
Tablet
“The poetry of nations shows us the dream. The mathematics of
nature lights the way. The golden rule guides the spirit. Karen
Armstrong’s book, Sacred Nature, anchors the theme for our
salvation in the divinity of the natural world.” —Diana
Beresford-Kroeger, author of To Speak for the Trees
"An accessible account of how a wider religious
perspective might contribute to humans' adopting a more solicitous
attitude to nature." —Rowan Williams, New Statesman
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