With economic, political and social strife across the globe, prominent religious scholar Karen Armstrong discusses human commonalities and her work on an international charter for compassion. The renowned author of The Battle for God and The Bible: A Biography , Armstrong is a 2008 recipient of the coveted TED Prize.

With economic, political and social strife across the globe, prominent religious scholar Karen Armstrong discusses human commonalities and her work on an international charter for compassion. The renowned author of The Battle for God and The Bible: A Biography , Armstrong is a 2008 recipient of the coveted TED Prize. In a distinguished career encompassing time as a Roman Catholic nun, an academic and a television broadcaster, Armstrong has become one of the world's foremost commentators on religious affairs, who first drew attention with her critically-acclaimed book Muhammad: A Biography of the Prophet .