$25.63
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
11 July 2016
Summary
Despite predictions of continuing secularisation, the twenty-first century has witnessed a surge of religious extremism and violence in the name of God.
In this powerful and timely book, Jonathan Sacks explores the roots of violence and its relationship to religion, focusing on the historic tensions between the three Abrahamic faiths: Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
Drawing on arguments from evolutionary psychology, game theory, history, philosophy, ethics and theology, Sacks…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781473616530 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1473616530 |
| Author: | Jonathan Sacks |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Imprint: | Hodder Faith |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 11 July 2016 |
| Weight: | 230g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 131mm x 23mm |
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One of the greatest thinkers of our time - The Times
Britain’s most authentically prophetic voice - The Daily TelegraphJonathan Sacks’s voice carries unique moral authority far beyond the Jewish community - The TabletAbout The Author
Jonathan Sacks
An international religious leader, philosopher, award-winning author and respected moral voice, Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks was awarded the prestigious Templeton Prize in 2016 in recognition of his work in affirming life’s spiritual dimension. He is a frequent and respected contributor to radio, television and the press in Britain and around the world.
Rabbi Sacks served as Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth from 1991 until 2013 and has held a number of professorships at universities in Britain, the United States and Israel. He is the author of over 30 books, including the Sunday Times bestseller Not in God’s Name: Confronting Religious Violence, The Great Partnership: God, Science and the Search for Meaning, and The Dignity of Difference: How to Avoid the Clash of Civilisations.
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