Tongues of Fire: An Anthology of Religious and Poetic Experience

by Karen Armstrong (Editor)

Poetry by authors including John Donne, Aeschylus, Czeslaw Milosz, and Emily Dickinson explores the nature of religion

Genres: Poetry, Religion, Nonfiction

352 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1986

About the author

Karen Armstrong is a British author and commentator of Irish Catholic descent known for her books on comparative religion. A former Roman Catholic religious sister, she went from a conservative to a more liberal and mystical Christian faith. She attended St Anne's College, Oxford, while in the convent and graduated in English. She left the convent in 1969. Her work focuses on commonalities of the major religions, such as the importance of compassion and the Golden Rule.
Armstrong received the US$100,000 TED Prize in February 2008. She used that occasion to call for the creation of a Charter for Compassion, which was unveiled the following year.