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This week there鈥檚 another chance to hear Roy Jenkins鈥� fascinating interview with Karen Armstrong.

Reckoned to be one of the world鈥檚 leading writers on world religions, she is in demand on platforms around the world -听a far cry from the life of a Roman Catholic convent she entered at the age of 17. 听The Founder of the Charter for Compassion, Karen Armstrong doesn鈥檛 shy away from big topics 鈥� amongst her many publications are a biography of the prophet Mohammed and the modestly titled a 鈥淗istory of God鈥�, and听鈥淔ields of Blood: Religion and the History of Violence鈥�. 听听

Here she talks about her journey from faith to a breakdown, to a complete separation from the church, which led to a new understanding of God and the role of religion in the world.

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