Karen Armstrong Freelance Monotheism
Karen Armstrong speaks about her progression from a disillusioned and damaged young nun into, in her words, a \u201cfreelance monotheist.\u201d She\u2019s a formidable thinker and scholar, but as a theologian she calls herself an amateur \u2014 noting that the Latin root of the word \u201camateur\u201d means a love of one\u2019s subject. Seven years in a strict religious order nearly snuffed out her ability to think about faith at all. Here, we hear the story behind Armstrong\u2019s developing ideas about God.