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Sacks, Jonathan, 1948-
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Bible. O.T. Genesis -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Violence -- Religious aspects.
Terrorism -- Religious aspects.
Abrahamic religions.
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Sacks, Jonathan, 1948-
Bible. O.T. Genesis -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Violence -- Religious aspects.
Terrorism -- Religious aspects.
Abrahamic religions.
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Not in God's name : confronting
religious
violence
/ Jonathan Sacks.
by
Sacks, Jonathan, 1948-
Schocken Books, [2015].
Call #:
201.76332 S121n
Subjects
Bible. O.T. Genesis
--
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Violence
--
Religious
aspects
.
Terrorism
--
Religious
aspects
.
Abrahamic religions.
ISBN:
9780805243345 (hc.)
0805243348 (hc.)
Edition:
First American edition
Description:
ix, 305 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-305).
Contents:
Acknowledgments
--
I: Bad Faith
--
1. Altruistic Evil
--
2.
Violence
and Identity
--
3. Dualism
--
4. The Scapegoat
--
5. Sibling Rivalry
--
II: Siblings
--
6. The Half-Brothers-- 7. Wrestling with the Angel
--
8. Role Reversal
--
9. The Rejection of Rejection
--
III. The Open Heart
--
10. The STranger
--
11. The University of Justice, the Particularity of Love
--
12. Hard Texts
--
13. Relinquishing Power
--
14. Letting Go of Hate
--
15. The Will to Power or the Will to Life
--
Notes
--
Bibliography.
Summary:
"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
--
that is, my religion is the only right path to God, therefore your religion is by definition wrong
--
and individuals are motivated by what Rabbi Sacks calls "altruistic evil,"
violence
between peoples of different beliefs appears to be the only natural 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. "Abraham himself," writes Rabbi Sacks, "sought to be a blessing to others regardless of their faith. That idea, ignored for many of the intervening centuries, remains the simplest definition of Abrahamic faith. It is not our task to conquer or convert the world or enforce uniformity of belief. It is our task to be a blessing to the world. The use of religion for political ends is not righteousness but idolatry. To invoke God to justify
violence
against the innocent is not an act of sanctity but of sacrilege." 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, and declare: Not in God's Name. Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks is a global
religious
leader and the author of more than twenty-five books. He teaches at universities in Britain, the United States, and Israel"--Provided by publisher.
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