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Not in God's Name: Confronting Religious Violence

[Paperback]

by Jonathan Sacks

    • Author

      Jonathan Sacks

    • Book Format

      Paperback

    • Publisher

      Schocken Books Inc

    • Published

      February 2017

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      Not in God's Name: Confronting Religious Violence

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      In this powerful and timely book, one of the most admired and authoritative religious leaders of our time tackles the phenomenon of religious extremism and violence committed in the name of God. If religion is perceived as being part of the problem, Rabbi Sacks argues, then it must also form part of the solution. When religion becomes a zero-sum conceit--i.e., my religion is the only right path to God, therefore your religion is by definition wrong--and when individuals are motivated by what Rabbi Sacks calls "altruistic evil," violence between peoples of different beliefs appears to be the inevitable outcome. But through an exploration of the roots of violence and its relationship to religion, and employing groundbreaking biblical analysis and interpretation, Rabbi Sacks shows that religiously inspired violence has as its source misreadings of biblical texts at the heart of all three Abrahamic faiths. By looking anew at the book of Genesis, with its foundational stories of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, Rabbi Sacks offers a radical rereading of many of the Bible's seminal stories of sibling rivalry: Cain and Abel, Isaac and Ishmael, Jacob and Esau, Joseph and his brothers, Rachel and Leah. Here is an eloquent call for people of goodwill from all faiths and none to stand together, confront the religious extremism that threatens to destroy us all, and declare: Not in God's Name.

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      • Author

        Jonathan Sacks

      • Book Format

        Paperback

      • Publisher

        Schocken Books Inc

      • Published

        February 2017

      • Weight

        318g

      • Dimensions

        133 x 204 x 23 mm

      • ISBN

        9780805212686

      • ISBN-10

        080521268X

      • Eden Code

        4688780

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      • Author/Creator: Jonathan Sacks

      • ISBN: 9780805212686

      • Publisher: Schocken Books Inc

      • Release Date: February 2017

      • Weight: 318g

      • Dimensions: 133 x 204 x 23 mm

      • Eden Code: 4688780


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