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The Persistence of Faith - (Reith Lectures (Paper)) by Jonathan Sacks (Paperback)
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Highlights
- Rabbi Sacks passionately argues for the importance of faith and religious values in today's consumerist society with crystalline intelligence and deep compassion.
- About the Author: Sir Jonathan Sacks, who died in late 2020, was Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of Britain and the Commonwealth.
- 128 Pages
- Religion + Beliefs, Comparative Religion
- Series Name: Reith Lectures (Paper)
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About the Book
A powerful book for readers of all faiths today, Rabbi Sacks argues that religious values must remain a strong force within our culture.Book Synopsis
Rabbi Sacks passionately argues for the importance of faith and religious values in today's consumerist society with crystalline intelligence and deep compassion.
What is the role of religion in a secular society? This is the question that Rabbi Sacks answered in his seminal 1990 Reith Lectures. Now reissued thirty years on, his prescient and moving argument for the renewal of religious values is powerfully relevant to our present moment. In a series of acclaimed essays, Rabbi Sacks addresses the fact that religion often appears on the world stage as a destabilising threat to liberal democracies - from the influence of the moral majority in the USA to the Islamic Revolution in Iran and the renewed vigour of Catholicism in Europe and Africa, there are many who fear the resurgence of faith.
About the Author
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.