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Karen Armstrong

Presented by Progressive Forum Houston at Wortham Theater Center - Cullen Theater

October 8, 2009

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The Progressive Forum Houston presents Karen Armstrong,  author of The Case for God, Thursday, October 8 at 7:30 in the Wortham Center, Cullen Theater.

Karen Armstrong is “arguably the most lucid, wide ranging, and consistently interesting religion writer today,” according to Salon.com. In The Case For God, she moves from the Paleolithic age to the present, detailing the great lengths to which humanity has gone to experience a sacred reality, with a focus on the kind of faith that speaks to our polarized modern times.

She first gained prominence with her groundbreaker, A History of God: The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam (1993). Others have included The Battle for God, A History of Fundamentalism (2000); Buddha (2001); and The Bible: A Biography (2007). Armstrong participated in Bill Moyers’ remarkable series called Genesis on PBS.

Since the attacks of September 11, 2001, Armstrong has been in demand as an authority on Islam and religious compassion. She has addressed members of the U.S. Congress, the United Nations, and the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Armstrong will greet fans and sign books at the end of the evening.

The Progressive Forum is producing this event in association with Brazos Bookstore.

Dr. Jill Carroll is introducing Karen Armstrong. She is Adjunct Associate Professor in the Religious Studies Department at Rice University. An acclaimed scholar on religious tolerance, she is author of Dialogue of Civilizations. Thanks to Event Sponsor: The Boniuk Center for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance at Rice University.

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    Wortham Theater Center - Cullen Theater

    501 Texas Avenue
    Houston, TX 77002

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    $14-$74

    Ticket prices are $14, $24, $34, $44, and $54, all in orchestra level. Besides regular tickets, a limited number of patron seats are available at $74 and include private patron reception with the speaker at 6:15, center-front seating, and an autographed book, The Case For God.

    If the orchestra level sells out, we will open the balcony.

    Discounts of 10% are available off all regular price levels except patron for students; educators including teachers and administrators at all levels; seniors 65 and older; and groups of 10 or more; valid ID required at the door.

    Tickets are available at the door on event night. Prior to event night, there are no tickets sold at the Wortham box office or any other physical box office. Tickets are sold only through this website, our weekly email blasts, and by phone at 832-251-0706.

    For the hearing impaired, free headsets are available from the ushers.
     

    Parking is available underground at the Wortham, entrances on Texas Avenue or Prairie Street.

    Info Phone: 713-664-0020

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    October 8, 2009

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    7:30pm
    Private patron reception with the speaker starts at 6:15 p.m. in the green room for those purchasing $74 tickets and Forum donors of $1,000 or more.

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