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14%OFFJonathan Sacks - Dignity of Difference: How to Avoid the Clash of Civilizations New Revised Edition - 9780826468505 - V9780826468505
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Dignity of Difference: How to Avoid the Clash of Civilizations New Revised Edition

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Description for Dignity of Difference: How to Avoid the Clash of Civilizations New Revised Edition Paperback. Jonathan Sacks' best selling book appears for the first time in paperback and has been revised in response to the controversy it caused. It presents a major global statement by a Jewish leader about racial, political and religious conflict in the modern world. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFS; JFSL1; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 195 x 132 x 16. Weight in Grams: 248.

The Dignity of Difference is Rabbi Jonathan Sacks's radical proposal for reconciling hatreds.

The year 2001 began as the United Nations Year of Dialogue between Civilizations. By its end, the phrase that came most readily to mind was 'the clash of civilizations.' The tragedy of September 11 intensified the danger caused by religious differences around the world. As the politics of identity begin to replace the politics of ideology, can religion become a force for peace?

The first major statement by a Jewish leader on the ethics of globalization, it also marks a paradigm shift in the approach ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780826468505
SKU
V9780826468505
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15

About Jonathan Sacks
Sir Jonathan Sacks, who died in late 2020, was Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of Britain and the Commonwealth. He was the author of numerous books, including Celebrating Life, From Optimism to Hope, The Persistence of Faith and The Dignity of Difference, for which he won a Grawemeyer Award in Religion.

Reviews for Dignity of Difference: How to Avoid the Clash of Civilizations New Revised Edition
Aims to define nothing less than a basis for religiously sensitive civilisation.
Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury
The Jewish Chronicle
Americans will be taken with his incisive and clear writing style...he provides some much-needed spiritual uplift in this post-9/11 world, and his work is accessible to informed lay readers.
Library Journal
This book is far ... Read more

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