Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life

Informationen zum Autor Karen Armstrong is one of the world's leading commentators on religious affairs. She spent seven years as a Roman Catholic nun but left her teaching order in 1969 to read English at St Anne's College, Oxford. In 1982, she became a full-time writer and broadcaster. She is the author of sixteen books and has been awarded with honours and prizes across the globe, including the British Academy's inaugural Nayef Al-Rodhan Prize for improving transcultural understanding in 2013. Klappentext Following on from her advocacy of religion "The Case For God", Armstrong makes the case for compassion, in this urgent appeal to establish empathy and altruism at the centre of private and public lives. Zusammenfassung Drawing on a wide range of material - ranging from the spiritual character of the world religions to the findings of contemporary neuroscience - this title argues that compassion is hardwired into our brains, yet is constantly pushed back by our more primitive instincts for selfishness and survival.

Product details

• Authors: Karen Armstrong, Armstrong Karen
• Publisher: Bodley Head Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.01.2011
• EAN: 9781847921581
• ISBN: 978-1-84792-158-1
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 216 mm x 17 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Health; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; SELF-HELP / General, BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Healing / General, HEALTH & FITNESS / Healthy Living, Self-help & personal development, Self-help, personal development and practical advice, Mind, body, spirit: thought and practice, Mind, body, spirit: meditation and visualization