Bill Moyers Journal: Karen Armstrong on Compassion

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“That which is hateful to you do not do to another … the rest (of the Torah) is all commentary, now go study.”

– Rabbi Hillel

Bill Moyers Journal
3.13.09

With economic, political, and social strife across the globe, prominent religious scholar Karen Armstrong discusses our 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.

via Bill Moyers Journal . Watch & Listen | PBS (+ transcript)

Karen Armstrong, Part II

via Bill Moyers Journal . Watch & Listen | PBS (+ transcript)

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Videos:

Pt 1

armstrong1.m4v (52.5 MB)

Pt 2

armstrong2.m4v (52.5 MB)

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