Full name: The Dignity of Difference: How to Avoid the Clash of Civilizations

Author: Jonathan Sacks Year: 2002 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Religion, Non Fiction, Philosophy, Politics Purchase/reserch links: Amazon Goodreads LibraryThing ISBNs: 9780826468505 0826468500

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. Similar books: Not in God's Name by Jonathan Sacks The Great Partnership by Jonathan Sacks Heretic by Ayaan Hirsi Ali Arguably by Christopher Hitchens Letters to a Young Contrarian by Christopher Hitchens To Change the World by James Davison Hunter What's Wrong With The World by G. K. Chesterton Habits of the Heart by Robert N. Bellah Justice by Michael J. Sandel The Way of Zen by Alan Watts The Connected Discourses of the Buddha by Bhikkhu Bodhi The Words of My Perfect Teacher by Patrul Rinpoche No Death, No Fear by Thich Nhat Hanh Everything Arises, Everything Falls Away by Ajahn Chah Free Culture by Lawrence Lessig A Letter in the Scroll by Jonathan Sacks The Greatest Thing in the World by Henry Drummond Zen in the Art of Archery by Eugen Herrigel Teachings on Love by Thich Nhat Hanh Behold the Spirit by Alan Watts