What's your opinion on apophatic theology?

[RussBLib]

26. to me, Karen Armstrong does not simply analyze religious thought

She is one of the primary apologists on the scene today. She is so prolific that I'm afraid people confuse quantity with quality.

To say that violence is caused by multiple factors is a no-brainer to most people, but Armstrong strives to exonerate religion from any culpability. It's always something else, like nationalism, or colonialism, or religious members not even fully understanding their own religion.

I remember that she claimed that the 9/11 attackers didn't even understand their own religion. Ah, of course, they were not "truly Islamic" according to Armstrong. She's one of the biggest defenders of Islam around. If only people really took the time to study their religions more deeply, we'd be better off. Well, probably.

I've studied them long enough to realize they are mostly all based on bullshit, and all the scholarship in the world exploring the contributions of religion to society and the intricate interactions between a government, a church and their members isn't going to change that fact. Study it all you want.

My time is much better spent elsewhere.