Faith in the Future (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780865545502)

Faith in the Future addresses some of the major themes of our time: the fragmentation of our common culture, the breakdown of family and community life, the lack of moral direction, and the waning of religious belief. How, Sacks asks, can we construct a humane social order that honors human dignity and difference, one in which we can be both true to ourselves and a blessing to others? In the confusing state of postindustrial societies in the post-Cold War situation, can we give those who come after us a coherent map of hope? In treating such questions, Faith in the Future is structured in four parts. In the first, The Moral Covenant, Sacks touches on the broadest of issues: morality, the family, and the importance of communities in the life of society. In the second, Living Together, he asks how we can co-exist while remaining faithful to our distinctive identities and traditions. In the third, Jewish Ethics and Spirituality, he sketches some of Judaism's leading themes. There is such a thing, says, as an ecology of hope, and it lies in restoring to our culture a sense of family, community, and religious faith.

Author: Johnathan Sacks, Jonathan Sacks
ISBN-10: 0865545502
ISBN-13: 9780865545502
Publisher: Mercer University Press
Language: English
Published: 06/01/1997
Pages: 260
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.81h x 5.76w x 0.74d