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Author: Jonathan Sacks
Publisher: Vallentine Mitchell
Published: 1990
Total Pages: 344
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book explores the challenges of bridging the gap between tradition and modernity through a study of four great Jewish thinkers, and includes studies od the Holocaust, Jewish-Christian dialogue, Jewish economic ethics and religious alienation and return.it also sets out an agenda for future jewish thought.
Author: Jonathan Sacks
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 308
ISBN-13: 9780719042034
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDiscusses various issues in contemporary Jewish theology. Ch. 2 (p. 25-53), "The Valley of the Shadow", is dedicated to the theological interpretation of the Holocaust. The Holocaust poses several problems to Jewish thought: Is God present in the post-Auschwitz world? Did the Holocaust renew the Covenant or did it survive intact? May the Holocaust be interpreted in terms of punishment, or is its meaning different, maybe inexplicable, in the extant categories of human ethics? May the Holocaust be regarded as a necessary transitional point on the way to the Jewish state? What lessons may be extracted from the Holocaust? Presents various solutions of modern-day Jewish theologians. Argues that the only lesson of the Holocaust is the reality of a common Jewish fate.
Author: Jonathan Sacks
Publisher: Schocken
Published: 2010-04-20
Total Pages: 305
ISBN-13: 0805242848
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOne of the most admired religious thinkers of our time issues a call for world Jewry to reject the self-fulfilling image of “a people alone in the world, surrounded by enemies” and to reclaim Judaism’s original sense of purpose: as a partner with God and with those of other faiths in the never-ending struggle for freedom and social justice for all. We are in danger, says Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, of forgetting what Judaism’s place is within the global project of humankind. During the last two thousand years, Jews have lived through persecutions that would have spelled the end of most nations, but they did not see anti-Semitism written into the fabric of the universe. They knew they existed for a purpose, and it was not for themselves alone. Rabbi Sacks believes that the Jewish people have lost their way, that they need to recommit themselves to the task of creating a just world in which the divine presence can dwell among us. Without compromising one iota of Jewish faith, Rabbi Sacks declares, Jews must stand alongside their friends—Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, and secular humanist—in defense of freedom against the enemies of freedom, in affirmation of life against those who desecrate life. And they should do this not to win friends or the admiration of others but because it is what a people of God is supposed to do. Rabbi Sacks’s powerful message of tikkun olam—using Judaism as a blueprint for repairing an imperfect world—will resonate with people of all faiths.
Author: Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2004-04-16
Total Pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9780743267427
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe author traces series of philosophical and theological ideas that Judaism has created and shows how they are still relevant in our time.
Author: Jonathan Sacks
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Published: 1993
Total Pages: 254
ISBN-13: 9780197100639
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Jonathan Sacks
Publisher: Jason Aronson Incorporated
Published: 1995-06-01
Total Pages: 274
ISBN-13: 9781568215167
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJonathan Sacks, the Chief Rabbi of Great Britain, explores contemporary issues that are creating rifts among the various sects of the Jewish world.
Author: Jonathan Sacks
Publisher: Schocken
Published: 2007-02-06
Total Pages: 304
ISBN-13: 0375425195
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOne of the most respected religious thinkers of our time makes an impassioned plea for the return of religion to its true purpose—as a partnership with God in the work of ethical and moral living. What are our duties to others, to society, and to humanity? How do we live a meaningful life in an age of global uncertainty and instability? In To Heal a Fractured World, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks offers answers to these questions by looking at the ethics of responsibility. In his signature plainspoken, accessible style, Rabbi Sacks shares with us traditional interpretations of the Bible, Jewish law, and theology, as well as the works of philosophers and ethicists from other cultures, to examine what constitutes morality and moral behavior. “We are here to make a difference,” he writes, “a day at a time, an act at a time, for as long as it takes to make the world a place of justice and compassion.” He argues that in today’s religious and political climate, it is more important than ever to return to the essential understanding that “it is by our deeds that we express our faith and make it real in the lives of others and the world.” To Heal a Fractured World—inspirational and instructive, timely and timeless—will resonate with people of all faiths.
Author: Jonathan Sacks
Publisher: Hachette UK
Published: 2020-09-01
Total Pages: 370
ISBN-13: 1541675320
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA distinguished religious leader's stirring case for reconstructing a shared framework of virtues and values. With liberal democracy embattled, public discourse grown toxic, family life breaking down, and drug abuse and depression on the rise, many fear what the future holds. In Morality, respected faith leader and public intellectual Jonathan Sacks traces today's crisis to our loss of a strong, shared moral code and our elevation of self-interest over the common good. We have outsourced morality to the market and the state, but neither is capable of showing us how to live. Sacks leads readers from ancient Greece to the Enlightenment to the present day to show that there is no liberty without morality and no freedom without responsibility, arguing that we all must play our part in rebuilding a common moral foundation. A major work of moral philosophy, Morality is an inspiring vision of a world in which we can all find our place and face the future without fear.
Author: Leona M. Anderson
Publisher: OUP Canada
Published: 2010-06-17
Total Pages: 378
ISBN-13: 9780195432015
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWomen and Religious Traditions, second edition, looks at a variety of religious traditions-their texts, symbols, interpretations, rituals-and discusses the roles women play within those traditions. Most importantly, this text gives a voice to a demographic that has traditionally been very underrepresented within religious scholarship.
Author: Jonathan Sacks
Publisher: Maggid
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781592640218
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this second volume of his long-anticipated five-volume collection of parashat hashavua commentaries, Rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks explores these intersections as they relate to universal concerns of freedom, love, responsibility, identity, and destiny. Chief Rabbi Sacks fuses Jewish tradition, Western philosophy, and literature to present a highly developed understanding of the human condition under Gods sovereignty. Erudite and eloquent, Covenant Conversation allows us to experience Chief Rabbi Sacks sophisticated approach to life lived in an ongoing dialogue with the Torah.
