Scholar Examines Early Religious Traditions

By Thomas Fudge / Science and Technology Reporter, KPBS Public Broadcasting

Published August 20, 2008 at 8:30 AM PDT

This story was published more than 16 years ago.

Why should we look to Confucius or Buddha for help? Religious scholar Karen Armstrong believes the present is not so different from the past, and so we can create a more compassionate world by revisit

Originally aired on April 11, 2006.

Tom Fudge : Why should we look to Confucius or Buddha for help? Religious scholar Karen Armstrong believes the present is not so different from the past, and so we can create a more compassionate world by revisiting history and learning from "the sages of the Axial Age."

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Guest:

Karen Armstrong , one of the foremost historians of religion today. She is the author of numerous books on religious affairs including A History of God. Her new book is called The Great Transformation: The Beginning and our Religious Traditions.