Why Faith Matters: A Respected Rabbi's Personal Story of Faith and Defense of Religion - Softcover

Wolpe, David J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0061633356 ISBN 13: 9780061633355

Publisher: HarperOne, 2009

Synopsis

"A reasoned argument and spiritual autobiography. Rabbi Wolpe is a graceful writer, an insightful thinker, and a wide reader." – Jewish Week

In Why Faith Matters, Rabbi David J. Wolpe blends the powerful personal story of his struggles with his own faith with a poignant response to the new atheists that reveals just how important faith is in modern society. With a foreword by Rick Warren, New York Times bestselling author of The Purpose Driven Life, Why Faith Matters is an articulate and much-needed nondenominational defense of established religion in America by the man Newsweek magazine named the #1 Pulpit Rabbi in America.

David J. Wolpe makes a strong case in favor of faith,replacing both the cold reason of atheism and the virulent hatred of fanaticismwith a vision of religion that is informed by faith, love, and understanding.He explores the origins and nature of faith, the role of the Bible in modernlife, and the compatibility of God and science. Why Faith Matters showsthat there is still a place for God, faith, and religion in today's world.

• Bestselling Author: Rabbi David Wolpe’s previous books Making Loss Matter and Floating Takes Faith were both bestsellers and created a buzz throughout the faith community
• Special Foreword: The New York Times bestselling author of The Purpose Driven Life, Rick Warren pens the foreword
• A Non-Denominational Approach: Wolpe’s exploration addresses religious questions applicable to all faiths with honest and inclusive arguments

About this title

About the Author

David J. Wolpe is the Max Webb Emeritus Rabbi of Sinai Temple. Wolpe has taught at Harvard, the Jewish Theological Seminary, the American Jewish University, Hunter College, and UCLA. Wolpe has published widely, including in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Time, Newsweek and The Atlantic. Rabbi Wolpe is the author of eight books, including the national bestseller Making Loss Matter: Creating Meaning in Difficult Times (Riverhead). His previous book was David, the Divided Heart (Yale U Press) a finalist for the National Jewish Book Awards.

From the Back Cover

Why Faith Matters is an articulate defense of religion in America. It makes the case for faith and shows its relationship to history and science. Refuting the cold reason of atheists and the hatred of fanatics with a vision of religion informed by faith, love, and understanding, Rabbi David J. Wolpe follows in a literary tradition that stretches from Cardinal Newman to C. S. Lewis to Thomas Merton—individuals of faith who brought religion and culture together in their own works. Wolpe takes readers through the origins and nature of faith, the role of the Bible in modern life, and the compatibility of God and science, concluding with a powerful argument for the place of God, faith, and religion in today's world.

Edition details

• Publisher: HarperOne
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0061633356
• ISBN 13: 9780061633355
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208