Radical Then, Radical Now: : Jonathan Sacks: Bloomsbury Continuum

Radical Then, Radical Now

Description

The Jewish People in its very being constitutes a living protest against a world of hatred, violence and war.

Radical Then, Radical Now is a powerful testimony to the amazing resilience of the Jewish people who have, through their endurance of four thousand years of persecution and exile, earned a unique place in history. Without land or power, they created an identity for themselves through their shared dreams of freedom, justice, dignity and human rights.

Yet far more than Jewish history is contained within the pages of this book. Jonathan Sacks reminds us all of the legacy of those dreams and of our responsibility to our fellow man. He challenges us to build a better world.

Preface
Prologue

Part I: The Question
1. Why Be Jewish?
2. Answers
3. Who Am I? Who Are We?
4. A Letter in the Scroll

Part II: The Journey
5. A Palace in Flames
6. The Idea of Man
7. Conventional Mortality
8. The Chosen People

Part III: The Vision
9. Exodus and Revelation
10. Conventional Society
11. Tragedy and Triumph
12. Truth Lived

Part IV: The Future
13. In the Valley of the Shadow
14. Ambivalence and Assimilation
15. This is Ours
16. Why Am I a Jew?

References
Acknowledgements
Index

Product details

Published	29 Jan 2004
Format	Paperback
Edition	1st
Extent	256
ISBN	9780826473363
Imprint	Bloomsbury Continuum
Dimensions	0 x 0 mm
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing

Author

Jonathan Sacks

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, who died in late 2020,…

These paperback editions of his timeless works celebrate his legacy for today. With stunning new covers and forewords by brilliant writers from around the world, they are perfect for anyone wishing to reacquaint themselves with Rabbi Sacks' writing, and for introducing a new generation to his evergreen wisdom.

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