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

Sacks, Jonathan

ISBN 10: 0826468500 / ISBN 13: 9780826468505

Published by Bloomsbury Continuum, 2003

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Dignity of Difference: How to Avoid the Clash of Civilizations
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Continuum
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0826468500
• ISBN 13: 9780826468505
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1776787002.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: 7927382
• Signed: 4/21/2026 3:56:42 PM
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Synopsis

The Dignity of Difference is Rabbi Jonathan Sacks's radical proposal for reconciling hatreds.

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 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.

About the Author

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, who died in late 2020, was Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of Britain and the Commonwealth. He was the author of numerous books, including Celebrating Life, From Optimism to Hope, The Persistence of Faith and The Dignity of Difference, for which he won a Grawemeyer Award in Religion.