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Zusatztext The Dignity of Difference is an important contribution to our understanding of the impact of globalization on the world in the aftermath of September 11...the book should be required reading for those concerned with the present struggle between Islam and the West and the promises, but also the potential threat, that market globalization represent. Informationen zum Autor Rabbi Lord 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. Klappentext 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. Vorwort The Dignity of Difference is Rabbi Jonathan Sacks's radical proposal for reconciling hatreds. Zusammenfassung Jonathan Sacks' best selling book appears for the first time in paperback and has been revised in response to the controversy it caused. It presents a major global statement by a Jewish leader about racial, political and religious conflict in the modern world. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Prologue 2. Globalization and its Discontents 3. The Dignity of Difference 4. Control: The Imperative of Responsibility 5. Contribution: The Moral Case for the Market Economy 6. Compassion: The Idea of Tzedakah 7. Creativity: The Imperative of Education 8. Co-operation: Civil Society and its Institutions 9. Conservation: Environmental Sustainability 10. Conciliation: The Power of a Word to Change the World 11. A Covenant of Hope ...
