Event | Lectures and Symposia National Book Festival Presents Karen Armstrong

Date and Location

  • When: Wednesday, November 6, 2019

    7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EST

  • Where: Thomas Jefferson Building - Coolidge Auditorium (LJG45A)

    10 1st Street SE, Washington, DC 20540

Part of Changemakers ; National Book Festival Presents

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Karen Armstrong discusses her new book, “The Lost Art of Scripture: Rescuing the Sacred Texts.” Armstrong is the author of numerous groundbreaking works on world religions and speaks often on how faith shapes civic conversation.

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Presented as part of the National Book Festival Presents.
The Library of Congress National Book Festival has expanded to include a yearlong series of events – to be known as National Book Festival Presents – featuring high-caliber authors, their books and related Library treasures beginning this fall, following the signature daylong festival on Aug. 31, 2019.


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