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Zusatztext "There is a fair amount about ethics of responsibility in current debate among Christian moral theologians. That, along with the reputation of Jonathan Sacks would perhaps suffice to recommend this volume to many in various branches of Christianity. Picking it up and reading it, moreover, only serves to strengthen the recommendation. Sack's approach to reflection upon these subjects will, I think, prove to be quite novel and refreshing to most Christians...Of particular use to our wider society may be his observation that what makes a culture invulnerable is the compassion it shows to the vulnerable. I doubt very much that I have put this book down for the last time." Informationen zum Autor Jonathan Sacks Klappentext More than any previous generation, we have been tempted to imagine that the individual's needs are the sole source of meaning. Here Rabbi Sacks argues that this pre-occupation with self is a mistake and that ethics are concerned with the life we live together. Rabbi Sacks shows a profound engagement with the human condition today, talking with as much authority about Sigmund Freud or Karl Marx as he does about the Bible. This is a clarion call to the outside world to come to its senses. 'There is much of great wisdom here, for readers of all faiths and none.' Bishop of Thetford 'A book for our time. Sacks writes with a quiet passion that is accessible to religionist and secularist alike... a desperately needed transfusion of hope.' Catholic Herald Zusammenfassung 'The only force equal to a fundamentalism of hate is a counter-fundamentalism of love.' Jonathan Sacks is an outstanding moral authority of our time and best-selling author of The Dignity of Difference . One of Judaism's most distinctive and challenging ideas is its ethics of responsibility. We have been given the gift of freedom and we in turn have to honour and enhance the freedom of others. More than in any previous generation, we have been tempted to imagine that it is the individual's needs which are the sole source of meaning.In To Heal A Fractured World, Rabbi Sacks argues that such preoccupation with oneself is a mistake. Ethics are concerned with the life we live together, and the goods we share only exist by virtue of being shared. Rabbi Sacks argues his case in a way which shows a profound engagement with the human condition today, and reflects how widely he has read. He talks with as much authority about Sigmund Freud or Karl Marx as he does about the Hebrew Bible.This is a clarion call to the outside world to come to its senses. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements Part 1: The Call to Responsibility 1 The Ethics of Responsibility2 Faith as Protest3 Charity as Justice4 Love as Deed5 Sanctifying the Name6 Mending the World7 Like a Single Soul8 The Kindness of Strangers9 Responsibility for Society Part 2: The Theology of Responsibility 10 The Birth of Responsibility11 Divine Initiative, Human Initiative12 The Holy and the Good13 The Monotheistic Imagination14 The Faith of God15 Redeeming Evil Part 3: The Responsible Life 16 Transforming Suffering17 The Chaos Theory of Virtue18 The Kind of Person We Are19 Who Am I?20 On Dreams and Responsibilities Index ...
