Ideas change everything

Passion for compassion

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Karen Armstrong |

Torchbearers

• April 2018

With the Charter for Compassion, Karen Armstrong challenged the world to bring the Golden Rule to the center of life. Learn about how her vision inspired Greg Fischer -- the mayor of Louisville, Kentucky -- to lead the city in fascinating new directions.

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With the Charter for Compassion, Karen Armstrong challenged the world to bring the Golden Rule to the center of life. Learn about how her vision inspired Greg Fischer -- the mayor of Louisville, Kentucky -- to lead the city in fascinating new directions.

Want to use TED Talks in your organization?

About the speaker

Karen Armstrong

Religious scholar

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Karen Armstrong -- winner of the 2008 TED Prize -- is a provocative, original thinker on the role of religion in the modern world.

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Torchbearers: Ideas in Action

Hearing a big idea is like reading a great book — it stays with you. In this series, watch the stories of people whose lives have been changed by the idea in a TED Talk. A collaboration between Great Big Story and TED, this series reveals the incredible things that happen when someone unveils an idea so inspiring it moves others to act.

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