Showing posts with label Karen Armstrong. Show all posts
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Tuesday, January 3, 2017

Islam (Karen Armstrong)

Islam (Karen Armstrong)

The external history of a religious tradition often seems divorced from the raison d'etre of faith. The spiritual quest is an interior journey; it is a psychic rather than a political drama. It is preoccupied with liturgy, doctrine, contemplative disciplines and an exploration of the heart, not with the clash of current events. Religions certainly have a life outside the soul. Their leaders have to contend with the state and affairs of the world, and often relish doing so.