At the TED2008 conference
, Karen Armstrong was one of 3 people who received the TED prize, which provides one hundred thousand dollars and the support of the TED community in making the recipient's one wish to change the world. The 2008 TED Prize wishes have the potential to make a powerful impact
on the world, with global participation a key element to their success.
TEDPrize will support each wish, and the wishes of future TED Prize
winners, by soliciting public ideas and insights, and by providing
visitors a window into wish progress and a platform from which to
actively participate.
Armstrong, a former nun who now views herself as a "freelance monotheist", is an author who writes on Judaism, Christianity, Islam and Buddhism. Her wish is:
I wish that you would help with the creation, launch and propagation of a Charter for Compassion, crafted by a group of leading inspirational thinkers from the three Abrahamic traditions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam and based on the fundamental principles of universal justice and respect." Armstrong hopes to have people all over the world nominate the spiritual thinkers and leaders that have most inspired them. From this nomination process, a group of twelve spiritual thinkers will be selected to craft the Charter for Compassion, to be signed by thousands of spiritual leaders, representing all three monotheisms.
Upon receiving this prize, Armstrong gave come context for her wish:
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