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Set Out To Debunk Paul But Fell For Him
- Armstrong set out to debunk Christianity on television but found herself drawn to Paul and early Christian texts.
- Research revealed Paul as a passionate, egalitarian figure and that some misogynist passages were later interpolations.
Shared Questions Across Monotheisms
- Studying Judaism, Christianity, and Islam together revealed profound similarities in addressing the human condition and the absolute.
- Armstrong saw convergent questions and solutions across traditions, suggesting shared human responses to transcendence.
Discovering Muhammad As Human And Poetic
- Armstrong's research in Jerusalem introduced her to Islam's reverence for earlier prophets and the recitation-focused beauty of the Quran.
- She found Muhammad portrayed as a humane, vulnerable leader who used nonviolence strategically and whose recited Quran moves listeners spiritually.
