The Dignity of Difference

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Jonathan SacksPaperback, 224 pagesRevised Edition9781399420600 How to Avoid the Clash of Civilizations Almost a quarter of a century ago, the tragedy of September 11 is remembered today as the moment the world woke up to the dangers posed by religious differences and intolerance. In this iconic and critically acclaimed book, reissued with a new foreword, Rabbi Sacks asked, can religion still become a force for peace? The Dignity of Difference was the first major statement by a Jewish leader on the ethics of globalization. At the time of writing, the politics of identity had began to replace the politics of ideology that dominated the globe in the twentieth-century. Now Rabbi Sack's heartfelt, clear-sighted and radical proposal for how we might reconcile our differences without violence is as relevant as ever. In it, Sacks argues that we must do more than just search for values common to all faiths. To avoid the clash of civilisations, we must celebrate our differences and respect all the many ways cultures have searched for meaning, so that people of all faiths and none can live together in respectful harmony. Contents1. Prologue2. Globalization and its Discontents3. The Dignity of Difference: Exorcizing Plato's Ghost4. Control: The Imperative of Responsibility5. Contribution: The Moral Case for the Market Economy6. Compassion: The Idea of Tzedakah7. Creativity: The Imperative of Education8. Co-operation: Civil Society and its Institutions9. Conservation: Environmental Sustainability10. Conciliation: The Power of a Word to Change the World11. A Covenant of Hope Show more