Karen Armstrong: Ancient Iran and Its Links With Us

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Karen Armstrong

Karen Armstrong is a British author and commentator who is the author of twelve books on comparative religion. A former Roman Catholic nun, she went from a conservative to a more liberal and mystical faith. Armstrong first rose to prominence in 1993 with her book, A History of God: The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, an international best seller that is now required reading in many theology courses. Her work focuses on commonalities of the major religions, such as the importance, in many, of compassion or "The Golden Rule". (From Wikipedia) 

In her lecture here, Karen Armstrong talks about the teachings of Zoroaster and the impact of Persian Zoroastrianism on Abrahamic religions, Judeism, Christianity, and Islam.