Why Faith Matters

Wolpe, David J.

ISBN 10: 0061633348 / ISBN 13: 9780061633348

Published by HarperOne, New York, 2008

About this Item

Stated First Edition with complete number line including the number one. Hard cover in very good condition with red boards, black spine cloth, and gold gilt spine lettering. Gray end papers. Interior text block clean & tight; no writings, no markings noted. Dust jacket very good with some shelf wear; smudges on the white of the jacket. Not price clipped. * From the back jacket, "The powerful story of one of America's top Rabbis - his battle with cancer, his struggle with faith, and his poignant response to the New Atheists.".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Why Faith Matters
• Publisher: HarperOne, New York
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0061633348
• ISBN 13: 9780061633348
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Spirituality & Religion

About this title

Synopsis

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 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.

About the Author

Named the #1 Pulpit Rabbi in America (as reported in Newsweek), David J. Wolpe is the rabbi of Sinai Temple in Los Angeles and a teacher of modern Jewish religious thought at UCLA. Rabbi Wolpe writes for many publications, including The Jewish Week, Jerusalem Post, Los Angeles Times, and Beliefnet.com. He has appeared as a commentator on CNN and CBS This Morning and has been featured on the History Channel's Mysteries of the Bible. He is the author of six previous books, including the national bestseller Making Loss Matter: Creating Meaning in Difficult Times.