The Dignity of Difference: How to Avoid the Clash of Civilizations New Revised Edition - Softcover

Jonathan Sacks

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0826468500 ISBN 13: 9780826468505

Publisher: Bloomsbury Continuum (UK), 2003

Synopsis

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 to religious coexistence. Sacks argues that we must do more than search for values common to all faiths; we must also reframe the way we see our differences.

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About the Author

Jonathan Sacks is the author of a number of books including The Politics of Hope and Radical Then, Radical Now.

From the Back Cover

'Compelling and hopeful...The really astonishing thing about his achievement is that his application of the Hebrew religious genius to the human condition works whether you believe in God or not... As I devoured this book, and it reads easily, I began to think that what the world really needs is a massive conversion to a secular version of Judaism.' The Guardian
'It is a splendid book. In the light of September 11, it is timely, sensible, well written and thoughtful.' THE TIMES
'There is no doubt that The Dignity of Difference is a profound book that forces believers to think and think again.' THE INDEPENDENT
'The Dignity of Difference stands far above other books about globalization and the so-called clash of civilizations, both for what it has to say and for the grace with which it says it... In this, his most prophetic work, Rabbi Sacks has written a guide for the perplexed.' DAILY TELEGRAPH
'He outlines a set of theses aimed at defining nothing less than a basis for religiously sensitive civilization, doing so with all the clarity his writings invariably show.' Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, Jewish Chronicle
'The Dignity of Difference is ostensibly an ethical critique of the politics and economics of globalization, but is shot through with a profound sense of history... A big book for all its 200 pages.' Christmas Books, The Times
'...a profound meditation on human diversity and religious differences.' Books of the Year, Independent
'A courageous and challenging attempt to cajole orthodox Judaism into a dialogue with the real world, where nobody has a monopoly on the truth.' Favourite Reads from 2002 The Guardian

Edition details

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Continuum (UK)
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0826468500
• ISBN 13: 9780826468505
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224