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Karen Armstrong. Photo/Qantara
JAKARTA – The figure of Karen Armstrong is still one of the authors or authors of books known to the world community. A number of world scholars and critics have also praised the books on religious studies he has written.
One of his many thumbs-up works is 3 books about Islam and the Prophet Muhammad. His prowess in writing, especially on history, culture and religion, makes most of his books easily read and accepted by the general public.
Profile of Karen Armstrong
Karen Armstrong was born on November 14, 1944 in Wildmoor, Worcestershire, England. He is of Irish descent who moved around, after his birth he moved from Bromsgrove and then to Birmingham.
In 1962 or at the age of 17, Karen enrolled to become a member of the Sisters of the Holy Child Jesus or a teaching institution. In the institution he lasted for seven years.
Quoted from the publicpeople page, after she graduated from her order level, Karen was then sent to Oxford University to continue her studies. There he learned about English education.
After completing her degree, Karen took a job teaching English at James Allen’s Girls’ School in Dulwich while working on a memoir of her convent experiences.
Meanwhile, Karen is also trying to return to continue her education at Oxford. However after his thesis was rejected by examiners, he left Oxford without completing his doctorate.
On the other hand, he also started his new career as an independent writer and broadcast presenter. The first book she published was entitled Through the Narrow Gate which recounted her experiences as a nun.
However, the first book he published was considered a disappointment to many Catholics around the world. Content in the book Karen published discusses the types of restrictions she felt while within the order.
More than that, it is also told that she had lived a very narrow life when she became a nun. His work brought him to be known by the public.
Much later, Karen also wrote many books on history, culture and comparative religion. Some of his well-known works include Muhammad: a Biography of the Prophet (1991), Battle for God: Fundamentalism in Judaism, Christianity and Islam (2000), Buddha (2000), and Muhammad: A Prophet For Our Time (2006).
During his time as a writer and author of books, the name Karen Armstrong was awarded many awards. Among them are the Dr. Award. Leopold Lucas by the University of Tübingen in 2009, awarded the Nationalencyklopedin’s International Knowledge Award 2011, and was awarded the Princess of Asturias award in recognition of his investigations into world religions in 2017.
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