“If we try to hold on to our partial glimpses of the divine, we cut it down to our own size and close our minds. Like it or nor, our human experience of anything or anybody is always incomplete: there is usually something that eludes us, some portion of experience that evades our grasp.”
Quote by Karen Armstrong
Work
The Spiral Staircase: My Climb Out of Darkness
This memoir offers a candid look into the author's life, exploring the challenges faced and the resilience shown in overcoming darkness and adversity. more
Author
Karen Armstrong
Karen Armstrong, born on November 14, 1944, is a renowned author and religious scholar. Her works cover a range of fields including religious history, philosophy, and ethics, and are praised for their insightful and accessible writing style as well as her respect for religious diversity. more
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