{"product_id":"the-persistence-of-faith-jonathan-sacks-9781399420792","title":"The Persistence of Faith: Religion, Morality and Society in a Secular Age","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eConfidence in a faith is a subtle quality and lack of it shows in many ways, some contradictory. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr Sacks has that confidence and the quiet charisma to communicate it.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSacks argues that faiths must remain open to criticism, keep alive their separate communities and still contribute far more to national debates on moral issues. They must also learn to get along better. His thesis is that we still live under a Biblical canopy and that a cohesive morality needs the uniting bonds of faith. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe subject of this book - religions and ethics - is good ground for him to build on: The Jewish contribution to ethics is distinctly rational and has a long and illustrious tradition. Moral philosophy is after all a Jewish preoccupation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn recent years, he writes, religion has taken us unawares. The rise of the Moral Majority in the USA, the Islamic Revolution, the growth of religious parties in Israel, the power of Catholicism in Poland and the African continent all run contrary to the basic thesis that modernity and secularization went hand in hand and could almost be regarded as synonyms. Instead, and against all prediction, religion has resurfaced in the public domain. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this book, Sacks argues the case for a broadly based return to tradition within the context of religious pluralism and tolerance. Religious values remain a strong force within our culture to be renewed. For our society to be viable indeed they \u003ci\u003emust\u003c\/i\u003e be renewed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jonathan Sacks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1399420798\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781399420792\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Continuum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/08\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.79h x 5.08w x 1.00d","brand":"Jonathan Sacks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46545893654783,"sku":"9781399420792","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1d6c9ca9-8b05-487a-8aaf-457b6dc6c61d.jpg?v=1738183631","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-persistence-of-faith-jonathan-sacks-9781399420792","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}