The Power of Ideas: Words of Faith and Wisdom
‘One of the world's great voices for moral, spiritual, and historical awareness and for global peace' – The John Templeton Foundation
 
‘One of the great moral thinkers of our time’ – Robert D. Putnam, author of Bowling Alone


With a foreword by HRH The Prince of Wales 

Following his death in November 2020, voices from around the world celebrated Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks’ incalculable contribution to the religious life of the Jewish community, as well as the global conversation on issues of ethics and morality.
 
This volume brings together the most compelling selection of Jonathan Sacks’ BBC Radio broadcasts, columns from The Times, and a range of articles published in the world’s most respected newspapers, along with his House of Lords speeches and keynote lectures.
 
First heard and read in many different contexts, these pieces demonstrate with striking coherence the developing power of Sacks’ ideas, on faith and philosophy alike. In each instance he brings to bear deep insights into the immediate situation at the time – and yet it is as if we hear him speaking to us afresh, giving us new strength to face the challenges and complexities of today’s world.
 
His words of faith and wisdom shine as a beacon of enduring light in an increasingly conflicted cultural climate, and prove the timeless nature and continued relevance of his thought and teachings.
 
The choice with which humankind is faced is between the idea of power and power of ideas.
 
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The Power of Ideas: Words of Faith and Wisdom
‘One of the world's great voices for moral, spiritual, and historical awareness and for global peace' – The John Templeton Foundation
 
‘One of the great moral thinkers of our time’ – Robert D. Putnam, author of Bowling Alone


With a foreword by HRH The Prince of Wales 

Following his death in November 2020, voices from around the world celebrated Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks’ incalculable contribution to the religious life of the Jewish community, as well as the global conversation on issues of ethics and morality.
 
This volume brings together the most compelling selection of Jonathan Sacks’ BBC Radio broadcasts, columns from The Times, and a range of articles published in the world’s most respected newspapers, along with his House of Lords speeches and keynote lectures.
 
First heard and read in many different contexts, these pieces demonstrate with striking coherence the developing power of Sacks’ ideas, on faith and philosophy alike. In each instance he brings to bear deep insights into the immediate situation at the time – and yet it is as if we hear him speaking to us afresh, giving us new strength to face the challenges and complexities of today’s world.
 
His words of faith and wisdom shine as a beacon of enduring light in an increasingly conflicted cultural climate, and prove the timeless nature and continued relevance of his thought and teachings.
 
The choice with which humankind is faced is between the idea of power and power of ideas.
 
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‘One of the world's great voices for moral, spiritual, and historical awareness and for global peace' – The John Templeton Foundation
 
‘One of the great moral thinkers of our time’ – Robert D. Putnam, author of Bowling Alone


With a foreword by HRH The Prince of Wales 

Following his death in November 2020, voices from around the world celebrated Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks’ incalculable contribution to the religious life of the Jewish community, as well as the global conversation on issues of ethics and morality.
 
This volume brings together the most compelling selection of Jonathan Sacks’ BBC Radio broadcasts, columns from The Times, and a range of articles published in the world’s most respected newspapers, along with his House of Lords speeches and keynote lectures.
 
First heard and read in many different contexts, these pieces demonstrate with striking coherence the developing power of Sacks’ ideas, on faith and philosophy alike. In each instance he brings to bear deep insights into the immediate situation at the time – and yet it is as if we hear him speaking to us afresh, giving us new strength to face the challenges and complexities of today’s world.
 
His words of faith and wisdom shine as a beacon of enduring light in an increasingly conflicted cultural climate, and prove the timeless nature and continued relevance of his thought and teachings.
 
The choice with which humankind is faced is between the idea of power and power of ideas.
 

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781399800020
Publisher: John Murray Press
Publication date: 09/05/2023
Pages: 400
Product dimensions: 5.15(w) x 7.85(h) x (d)

About the Author

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, who passed away in November 2020, was an international religious leader, philosopher, award-winning author and respected moral voice. He served as Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth from 1991 until 2013 and was awarded the prestigious Templeton Prize in 2016 in recognition of his work affirming life’s spiritual dimension. He held a number of professorships at universities in Britain, the United States and Israel and was a frequent and respected contributor to radio, television and the press around the world.
 

Table of Contents

Foreword HRH The Prince of Wales xi

Introduction: A Polymath of Our Age Who Guides Us Still Henry Grunwald OBE QC, Chair of The Rabbi Sacks Legacy Trust xiii

Part 1 Thought for the Day

Religious Tolerance and Globalisation, 4 April 2008 3

The Age of Greed, 3 October 2008 5

Holocaust Memorial Day, 30 January 2010 7

Interfaith Relations, 19 November 2010 9

A Royal Wedding, 29 April 2011 11

The King James Bible, 6 May 2011 13

The Council of Christians and Jews, 18 November 2011 15

Leadership, 29 December 2011 17

The Fragility of Nature, 27 September 2012 19

Belief and Rituals, 22 March 2013 21

Margaret Thatcher, 17 April 2013 23

The Danger of Power, 5 July 2013 25

Free Speech, 9 August 2013 27

Faith, 30 August 2013 29

Birdsong, 11 March 2014 31

Shame and Guilt Cultures, 4 November 2014 33

Taking Democracy for Granted, 23 April 2015 35

Religion's Two Faces, 23 November 2015 37

The Good Society, 19 February 2016 39

The Impact of Social Media, 4 November 2016 41

Handling Change, 28 June 2017 43

Disagreement and Debate, 10 November 2017 45

Antisemitism, 20 April 2018 47

Loving Life, 20 June 2019 49

Confronting Racism, 28 November 2019 51

Love, 14 February 2020 53

The Coronavirus Pandemic, 15 May 2020 55

Part 2 Credo

Charity, 26 February 2000 59

Marriage, 10 June 2000 61

Listening, 14 December 2002 63

Religious Fundamentalism, 3 August 2004 65

Terrorism, 9 July 2005 68

Natural Disasters, 15 October 2005 71

Religion and Politics, 10 December 2005 74

Volunteering, 15 June 2005 77

Prayer, 7 January 2006 80

Armistice Day, 11 November 2006 83

Failure, 24 February 2007 86

Resolutions, 5 January 2008 89

Climate Change, 5 April 2008 92

Contracts and Covenants, 23 January 2009 95

The Probability of Faith, 27 February 2009 98

Crisis, 29 May 2009 101

Religion and Science, 29 August 2009 104

What Religions Teach Us, 31 October 2009 107

Faith Schools, 27 March 2010 110

Books, 24 September 2011 113

Jewish Advice, 31 December 2011 116

Achieving Happiness, 28 January 2012 118

A Life Worth Living, 5 January 2013 121

Parenthood, 27 July 2013 124

Faith, 31 August 2013 127

Part 3 Articles

Reflections: One Year On, The Jewish Chronicle, 7 July 2006 133

All Faiths Must Stand Together Against Hatred, The Times, 2 January 2009 136

Reversing the Decay of London Undone, The Wall Street Journal, 20 August 2011 139

The 9/11 Attacks Are Linked to a Wider Moral Malaise, The Times, 8 September 2011 145

Has Europe Lost Its Soul to the Market?, The Times, 12 December 2011 149

The Moral Animal, The New York Times, 24 December 2012 153

What Makes Us Human?, The New Statesman, 29 April 2013 156

If I Ruled the World, Prospect Magazine, 18 July 2013 159

A New Movement Against Religious Persecution, The Wall Street Journal, 12 December 2014 162

A Kingdom of Kindness, The House Magazine, 12 December 2014 165

Nostra Aetate: Fifty Years On, First Things, 28 October 2015 168

The Road Less Travelled, The Islamic Monthly, 10 March 2016 171

Beyond the Politics of Anger, The Daily Telegraph, 11 November 2016 174

Morality Matters More Than Ever in a World Divided by Fear and Faithlessness, The Daily Telegraph, 1 September 2018 177

Part 4 The House of Lords

Queen's Speech (Maiden Speech), 26 November 2009 185

Faith Communities, 29 May 2012 189

Religion in the United Kingdom, 22 November 2012 192

Business and Society, 12 June 2013 194

Middle East and North Africa, 30 October 2014 197

Freedom of Religion and Belief, 16 July 2015 200

National Life: Shared Values and Public Policy Priorities, 2 December 2016 202

Balfour Declaration Centenary, 5 July 2017 205

Education and Society, 8 December 2017 207

Antisemitism, 13 September 2018 209

Part 5 Speeches and Lectures

A Decade of Jewish Renewal: Installation Address upon becoming the Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth (London, 1 September 1991) 213

Markets and Morals: The Annual Hayek Lecture at The Institute of Economic Affairs (London, 2 June 1998) 226

Forgiveness and Reconciliation: Address to the Millennium World Peace Summit at the United Nations (New York, 28 August 2000) 245

The Good Society: The St George's Lecture in St George's Hall at Windsor Castle (Windsor, 5 June 2000) 249

The Five Cs Essential to Our Shared Future: Address to Global Leaders of Tomorrow Summit at the World Economic Forum (Davos, 4 February 2002) 264

Insights from the Bible into the Concept of Criminal Justice: Lecture at Inner Temple (London, 1 December 2003) 267

On Freedom: The Sir Isaiah Berlin Memorial Lecture (London, 16 June 2003) 279

Faith and Fate: Address to the Plenary Session of the Lambeth Conference (Canterbury, 28 July 2008) 295

A Gathering of Many Faiths: Welcoming Pope Benedict XVI to Britain (London, 17 September 2010) 308

A New Chief Rabbi: Address at the Installation of Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis as Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth (London, 1 September 2013) 310

On Creative Minorities: The twenty-sixth Erasmus Lecture (New York, 21 October 2013) 315

The Love That Brings New Life into the World: Address at an International Colloquium on 'The Complementarity of Man and Woman' (Vatican City, 17 November 2014) 331

The Danger of Outsourcing Morality: Acceptance Speech on receipt qf the 2016 Templeton Prize (London, 26 May 2016) 342

The Mutating Virus: Speech to The European Parliament on Antisemitism (Brussels, 27 September 2017) 350

Facing the Future Without Fear, Together: TED Talk delivered at the 2017 TED Conference (Vancouver, 24 April 2017) 357

List of Published Works Jonathan Sacks 363

Index 365

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