The Resource Not in God's name : confronting religious violence, Jonathan Sacks
Not in God's name : confronting religious violence, Jonathan Sacks
Resource Information
The item Not in God's name : confronting religious violence, Jonathan Sacks represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Chemeketa Cooperative Regional Library Service (CCRLS).This item is available to borrow from 3 library branches. This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
Resource Information
The item Not in God's name : confronting religious violence, Jonathan Sacks represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Chemeketa Cooperative Regional Library Service (CCRLS).
This item is available to borrow from 3 library branches.
This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
- Summary
- In this groundbreaking work of biblical analysis and interpretation, one of the most admired religious leaders of our time shows that religiously inspired violence has as its source misreadings of the texts of the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament, and the Koran. When religion becomes a zero-sum conceit--i.e., my religion is the only "right" path to God, therefore your religion is by definition "wrong"--Violence between peoples of different beliefs is the only natural outcome, argues Rabbi Sacks. But by looking anew at seminal biblical texts in the Book of Genesis--in which we find the foundational stories of all three Abrahamic faiths--Rabbi Sacks offers an entirely different understanding of God's multiple relationships: with Jacob, patriarch of Judaism; with Ishmael, patriarch of Islam; and with Esau, whose blessing is understood to confirm God's relationship with monotheists from other faiths and overarching relationship with all of humanity. By analyzing the texts that recount how Abraham's immediate descendants resolved their various sibling rivalries, Rabbi Sacks teaches us a powerful lesson in the existence of multiple pathways to God. "We are not all the same," he declares. "There is no one faith that encompasses the plenary truth of human wisdom ... The belief that one faith--ours--holds the key to salvation deserves to be challenged, not just because it has led to so much persecution and bloodshed in the name of God, but because it attempts to confine God to one religion, one way, one image of mankind. God cannot be so confined and remain the God of transcendence, the God-without-an-image who systematically defies our attempts to capture Him in categories of human understanding ... Making space for that which is other than myself is not a doctrine of religious relativism. It is, rather, the humility that says there are things I will not, cannot, understand and that I must leave to God." Rabbi Sacks's bold statement of our need to look with new eyes at specific scriptural passages from within each of the Abrahamic monotheisms--passages that, when interpreted literally, can lead to hatred, violence, and war--is an eloquent, clarion call for people of goodwill from all faiths to join together to end the misunderstandings that threaten to destroy us all
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First American edition.
- Extent
- ix, 305 pages
- Contents
-
- 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 universality 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
- Isbn
- 9780805243345
- Label
- Not in God's name : confronting religious violence
- Title
- Not in God's name
- Title remainder
- confronting religious violence
- Statement of responsibility
- Jonathan Sacks
- Title variation
- Not in Gods name
- Title variation remainder
- confronting religious violence
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In this groundbreaking work of biblical analysis and interpretation, one of the most admired religious leaders of our time shows that religiously inspired violence has as its source misreadings of the texts of the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament, and the Koran. When religion becomes a zero-sum conceit--i.e., my religion is the only "right" path to God, therefore your religion is by definition "wrong"--Violence between peoples of different beliefs is the only natural outcome, argues Rabbi Sacks. But by looking anew at seminal biblical texts in the Book of Genesis--in which we find the foundational stories of all three Abrahamic faiths--Rabbi Sacks offers an entirely different understanding of God's multiple relationships: with Jacob, patriarch of Judaism; with Ishmael, patriarch of Islam; and with Esau, whose blessing is understood to confirm God's relationship with monotheists from other faiths and overarching relationship with all of humanity. By analyzing the texts that recount how Abraham's immediate descendants resolved their various sibling rivalries, Rabbi Sacks teaches us a powerful lesson in the existence of multiple pathways to God. "We are not all the same," he declares. "There is no one faith that encompasses the plenary truth of human wisdom ... The belief that one faith--ours--holds the key to salvation deserves to be challenged, not just because it has led to so much persecution and bloodshed in the name of God, but because it attempts to confine God to one religion, one way, one image of mankind. God cannot be so confined and remain the God of transcendence, the God-without-an-image who systematically defies our attempts to capture Him in categories of human understanding ... Making space for that which is other than myself is not a doctrine of religious relativism. It is, rather, the humility that says there are things I will not, cannot, understand and that I must leave to God." Rabbi Sacks's bold statement of our need to look with new eyes at specific scriptural passages from within each of the Abrahamic monotheisms--passages that, when interpreted literally, can lead to hatred, violence, and war--is an eloquent, clarion call for people of goodwill from all faiths to join together to end the misunderstandings that threaten to destroy us all
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10450843
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1948-2020
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Sacks, Jonathan
- Dewey number
- 201/.76332
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- BL65.V55
- LC item number
- S24 2015
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Violence
- Abrahamic religions
- Abrahamic religions
- Violence
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- confronting religious violence
- Label
- Not in God's name : confronting religious violence, Jonathan Sacks
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-305)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 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 universality 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
- Control code
- ocn900179934
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First American edition.
- Extent
- ix, 305 pages
- Isbn
- 9780805243345
- Lccn
- 2015016809
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)900179934
- Label
- Not in God's name : confronting religious violence, Jonathan Sacks
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-305)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 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 universality 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
- Control code
- ocn900179934
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First American edition.
- Extent
- ix, 305 pages
- Isbn
- 9780805243345
- Lccn
- 2015016809
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)900179934
Subject
- Bible, Genesis -- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- trueReligions
- trueReligious tolerance
- trueViolence -- Religious aspects
- Violence -- Religious aspects
- trueMonotheism
- trueAbrahamic religions
- Abrahamic religions
- Bible, Genesis
Genre
Tone Tone is the feeling that a book evokes in the reader. In many cases, this category best answers the question, "What are you in the mood for?"
Writing style Writing style terms tell us how a book is written, from the complexity of the language to the level of the detail in the background.
Library Locations
Library Links
Embed
Settings
Select options that apply then copy and paste the RDF/HTML data fragment to include in your application
Embed this data in a secure (HTTPS) page:
Layout options:
Include data citation:
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.ccrls.org/portal/Not-in-Gods-name--confronting-religious/OmNpsX2RT3E/" typeof="Book http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Item"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.ccrls.org/portal/Not-in-Gods-name--confronting-religious/OmNpsX2RT3E/">Not in God's name : confronting religious violence, Jonathan Sacks</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.ccrls.org/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="http://link.ccrls.org/">Chemeketa Cooperative Regional Library Service (CCRLS)</a></span></span></span></span></div>
Note: Adjust the width and height settings defined in the RDF/HTML code fragment to best match your requirements
Preview
Cite Data - Experimental
Data Citation of the Item Not in God's name : confronting religious violence, Jonathan Sacks
Copy and paste the following RDF/HTML data fragment to cite this resource
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.ccrls.org/portal/Not-in-Gods-name--confronting-religious/OmNpsX2RT3E/" typeof="Book http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Item"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.ccrls.org/portal/Not-in-Gods-name--confronting-religious/OmNpsX2RT3E/">Not in God's name : confronting religious violence, Jonathan Sacks</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.ccrls.org/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="http://link.ccrls.org/">Chemeketa Cooperative Regional Library Service (CCRLS)</a></span></span></span></span></div>
