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Karen Armstrong FRSL (born 14 November 1944 in Wildmoor, Worcestershire) is a British author of numerous works on comparative religion, who first rose to prominence with her highly successful A History of God. A former Catholic nun, she asserts that "All the great traditions are saying the same thing in much the same way, despite their surface differences." They each have in common, she says, an emphasis upon the overriding importance of compassion, as expressed by way of the Golden Rule: Do not do to others what you would not have done to you. In February 2008 Armstrong called for a council of Christian, Muslim and Jewish leaders to draw up a “Charter for Compassion," which would apply shared moral priorities to foster greater global understanding. In November of 2009, she unveiled the Charter for Compassion in Washington, DC and online.