The Power of Ideas by Jonathan Sacks - ISBN: 9781399800013
Hardcover
Timeless wisdom for a conflicted world: ideas have power.

The Power of Ideas

Words of Faith and Wisdom

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  • Hardcover

    400 pages

  • Release Date

    25 April 2022

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Summary

Britain’s most authentically prophetic voice - The Daily Telegraph

‘The choice with which humankind is faced is between the idea of power and the power of ideas.’

From his appointment as Chief Rabbi in 1991, through to his death in November 2020, Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks made an incalculable contribution not just to the religious life of the Jewish community but to the national conversation - and increasingly to the global community - on issues of et…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781399800013
ISBN-10:1399800019
Author:Jonathan Sacks
Publisher:Hodder & Stoughton
Imprint:John Murray Publishers Ltd
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:400
Release Date:25 April 2022
Weight:625g
Dimensions:238mm x 162mm x 38mm
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Critics Review

Britain’s most authentically prophetic voice

Britain’s most authentically prophetic voice * The Daily Telegraph *One of the most interesting thinkers, writers and speakers * The Spectator *Sacks has things to say that speak more directly to our present condition than anything in recent liberal thinking * New Statesman *One of the world’s great voices for moral, spiritual, and historical awareness and for global peace * The John Templeton Foundation *One of the great moral thinkers of our time * Robert D. Putnam, author of Bowling Alone *

About 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 was 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 has authored 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. Lord Jonathan Sacks died in November 2020.

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