| Dignity of Difference: How to Avoid the Clash of Civilizations New Revised Edition New Revised Edition Contributor(s): Sacks, Jonathan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0826468500 ISBN-13: 9780826468505 Publisher: Bloomsbury Continuum OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2003 Annotation: 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, Sacks asks, become a force for peace? "The Dignity of Difference is his radical proposal for reconciling hatreds. 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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| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Judaism - General - Social Science - Religion | Theology |
| Dewey: 291.172 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5" W x 7.7" (0.50 lbs) 224 pages |
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| Publisher Description: 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 Dignity of Difference is Rabbi Jonathan Sacks's radical proposal for reconciling hatreds. 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. |