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- Country of Origin
- United States
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- Type
- Novel
- Book Series
- None
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Features
- Trade Paperback
- Original Language
- English
- Intended Audience
- Adults
- Edition
- Revised Edition
- ISBN
- 9780307742889
- Book Title
- Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Item Length
- 8 in
- Publication Year
- 2011
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.6 in
- Genre
- Body, Mind & Spirit, Religion, Social Science, Self-Help
- Topic
- Ethics, Mindfulness & Meditation, Spirituality, Philanthropy & Charity, Twelve-Step Programs
- Item Weight
- 6.8 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.1 in
- Number of Pages
- 240 Pages
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Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0307742881
ISBN-13
9780307742889
eBay Product ID (ePID)
109072208
Product Key Features
Book Title
Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2011
Topic
Ethics, Mindfulness & Meditation, Spirituality, Philanthropy & Charity, Twelve-Step Programs
Genre
Body, Mind & Spirit, Religion, Social Science, Self-Help
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
6.8 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
"Rich with wisdom and provocative ideas that stimulate deeper thinking and encourage individuals to identify a particular contribution to the global effort." - Christian Science Monitor "Leaning on the wisdom of disparate faiths and belief systems, Armstrong lays out a pluralistic and, ultimately, secular way to spread compassion that's easy to believe in." Washington Post "Charming. . . . Exquisitely intelligent." - Financial Times "Impressive. . . . She seeks to retrain us from an ego-fuelled outlook of partiality and prejudice to an informed, expanded humanity." - The Globe and Mail "When I hear that Karen Armstrong, the widely respected religion scholar…has a new book called Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life, I figure it's about big stuff-and she does not disappoint." -Laurie Abraham, Elle "[An] important and useful book that will help many readers take on humanity's most important task: creating a better, more compassionate world." - Tricycle "Intriguing and most accessible. . . . This book is the most substantial resource in this unabashedly idealistic project, one that is hardly shy about wearing its very big heart on its sleeve. It explores what makes empathy possible and effective-within each one of us and in the wider world beyond. . . . Armstrong appeals not to some least common denominator of feel-good altruism, but consistently to the concrete efforts of sages, philosophers and religious leaders from many eras, whose lives speak eloquently of empathy and selflessness." - American Magazine "One of the gentlest, as well as best-known and bestselling, religious apologists and historian of world religions. . . . Expounds a beautiful and worthy thought." - The Guardian (UK) " Twelve Steps is not merely a prescription for being more tolerant and loving. . . . It is also a call to action, and a 'lifelong project.' Armstrong is pleased to help show the way-and those about to set foot on this difficult but important path may find her new book a useful first step of its own." -AARP "Armstrong's is a welcome voice. She engages readers on behalf of ordinary believers driven into the closet by popular perceptions about religious faith. . . . Informative and congenial. . . . Armstrong expresses more than a common desire for a peaceful and equitable planet: she displays her aim to rehabilitate the reputation of religion around the world." - National Post "As Armstrong brings out, imagination is crucial to the compassionate life, and this is one way of using imagination to develop empathy. . . .This book contains many helpful suggestions for bringing more empathy for others and more compassion into our way of living." - Theosophy NW, "Rich with wisdom and provocative ideas that stimulate deeper thinking and encourage individuals to identify a particular contribution to the global effort." -- Christian Science Monitor "Leaning on the wisdom of disparate faiths and belief systems, Armstrong lays out a pluralistic and, ultimately, secular way to spread compassion that's easy to believe in." - Washington Post "Charming. . . . Exquisitely intelligent." -- Financial Times "Impressive. . . . She seeks to retrain us from an ego-fuelled outlook of partiality and prejudice to an informed, expanded humanity." -- The Globe and Mail "When I hear that Karen Armstrong, the widely respected religion scholar...has a new book called Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life, I figure it's about big stuff--and she does not disappoint." --Laurie Abraham, Elle "[An] important and useful book that will help many readers take on humanity's most important task: creating a better, more compassionate world." -- Tricycle "Intriguing and most accessible. . . . This book is the most substantial resource in this unabashedly idealistic project, one that is hardly shy about wearing its very big heart on its sleeve. It explores what makes empathy possible and effective--within each one of us and in the wider world beyond. . . . Armstrong appeals not to some least common denominator of feel-good altruism, but consistently to the concrete efforts of sages, philosophers and religious leaders from many eras, whose lives speak eloquently of empathy and selflessness." -- American Magazine "One of the gentlest, as well as best-known and bestselling, religious apologists and historian of world religions. . . . Expounds a beautiful and worthy thought." -- The Guardian (UK) " Twelve Steps is not merely a prescription for being more tolerant and loving. . . . It is also a call to action, and a 'lifelong project.' Armstrong is pleased to help show the way--and those about to set foot on this difficult but important path may find her new book a useful first step of its own." --AARP "Armstrong's is a welcome voice. She engages readers on behalf of ordinary believers driven into the closet by popular perceptions about religious faith. . . . Informative and congenial. . . . Armstrong expresses more than a common desire for a peaceful and equitable planet: she displays her aim to rehabilitate the reputation of religion around the world." -- National Post "As Armstrong brings out, imagination is crucial to the compassionate life, and this is one way of using imagination to develop empathy. . . .This book contains many helpful suggestions for bringing more empathy for others and more compassion into our way of living." -- Theosophy NW, "Rich with wisdom and provocative ideas that stimulate deeper thinking and encourage individuals to identify a particular contribution to the global effort." -- Christian Science Monitor "Leaning on the wisdom of disparate faiths and belief systems, Armstrong lays out a pluralistic and, ultimately, secular way to spread compassion that's easy to believe in." - Washington Post "Charming. . . . Exquisitely intelligent." -- Financial Times "Impressive. . . . She seeks to retrain us from an ego-fuelled outlook of partiality and prejudice to an informed, expanded humanity." -- The Globe and Mail "When I hear that Karen Armstrong, the widely respected religion scholar...has a new book called Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life, I figure it's about big stuff--and she does not disappoint." --Laurie Abraham, Elle "[An] important and useful book that will help many readers take on humanity's most important task: creating a better, more compassionate world." -- Tricycle, "Rich with wisdom and provocative ideas that stimulate deeper thinking and encourage individuals to identify a particular contribution to the global effort." -- Christian Science Monitor "Leaning on the wisdom of disparate faiths and belief systems, Armstrong lays out a pluralistic and, ultimately, secular way to spread compassion that's easy to believe in." -- Washington Post "Charming.... Exquisitely intelligent." -- Financial Times "Impressive.... She seeks to retrain us from an ego-fuelled outlook of partiality and prejudice to an informed, expanded humanity." -- The Globe and Mail "When I hear that Karen Armstrong, the widely respected religion scholar ... has a new book called Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life, I figure it's about big stuff--and she does not disappoint." -- Elle "[An] important and useful book that will help many readers take on humanity's most important task: creating a better, more compassionate world." -- Tricycle, "Rich with wisdom and provocative ideas that stimulate deeper thinking and encourage individuals to identify a particular contribution to the global effort." -- Christian Science Monitor "Leaning on the wisdom of disparate faiths and belief systems, Armstrong lays out a pluralistic and, ultimately, secular way to spread compassion that's easy to believe in." - Washington Post "Charming. . . . Exquisitely intelligent." -- Financial Times "Impressive. . . . She seeks to retrain us from an ego-fuelled outlook of partiality and prejudice to an informed, expanded humanity." -- The Globe and Mail "When I hear that Karen Armstrong, the widely respected religion scholar...has a new book called Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life, I figure it's about big stuff--and she does not disappoint." --Laurie Abraham, Elle "[An] important and useful book that will help many readers take on humanity's most important task: creating a better, more compassionate world." -- Tricycle, "Rich with wisdom and provocative ideas that stimulate deeper thinking and encourage individuals to identify a particular contribution to the global effort." -- Christian Science Monitor "Leaning on the wisdom of disparate faiths and belief systems, Armstrong lays out a pluralistic and, ultimately, secular way to spread compassion that's easy to believe in." -- Washington Post "Charming. . . . Exquisitely intelligent." -- Financial Times "Impressive. . . . She seeks to retrain us from an ego-fuelled outlook of partiality and prejudice to an informed, expanded humanity." -- The Globe and Mail "When I hear that Karen Armstrong, the widely respected religion scholar...has a new book called Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life, I figure it's about big stuff--and she does not disappoint." -- Elle "[An] important and useful book that will help many readers take on humanity's most important task: creating a better, more compassionate world." -- Tricycle
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
177/.7
Synopsis
One of the most original thinkers on the role of religion in the modern world--author of such acclaimed books as A History of God, Islam, and Buddha --now gives us an impassioned and practical book that can help us make the world a more compassionate place. Karen Armstrong believes that while compassion is intrinsic in all human beings, each of us needs to work diligently to cultivate and expand our capacity for compassion. Here, in this straightforward, thoughtful, and thought-provoking book, she sets out a program that can lead us toward a more compassionate life. The twelve steps Armstrong suggests begin with "Learn About Compassion" and close with "Love Your Enemies." In between, she takes up "compassion for yourself," mindfulness, suffering, sympathetic joy, the limits of our knowledge of others, and "concern for everybody." She suggests concrete ways of enhancing our compassion and putting it into action in our everyday lives, and provides, as well, a reading list to encourage us to "hear one another's narratives." Throughout, Armstrong makes clear that a compassionate life is not a matter of only heart or mind but a deliberate and often life-altering commingling of the two., One of the most original thinkers on the role of religion in the modern world--and the bestselling author of such acclaimed books as A History of God, Islam, and Buddha --now gives us a thoughtful, and thought-provoking book that can help us make the world a more compassionate place. Karen Armstrong believes that while compassion is intrinsic in all human beings, each of us needs to work diligently to cultivate and expand our capacity for compassion. Here, she sets out a program that can lead us toward a more compassionate life. The twelve steps Armstrong suggests begin with "Learn About Compassion" and close with "Love Your Enemies." In between, she takes up "compassion for yourself," mindfulness, suffering, sympathetic joy, the limits of our knowledge of others, and "concern for everybody." She suggests concrete ways of enhancing our compassion and putting it into action in our everyday lives, and provides, as well, a reading list to encourage us to "hear one another's narratives." Throughout, Armstrong makes clear that a compassionate life is not a matter of only heart or mind but a deliberate and often life-altering commingling of the two.
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