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Publisher's PrefaceAuthor's PrefaceIntroductionPrologue
Part I; The Moral Covenant
Chapter 1; Introduction; Sharing DutiesChapter 2; Holes in the Moral FabricChapter 3; Why Morality MattersChapter 4; The Future of the FamilyChapter 5; The Moral Context of CrimeChapter 6; In Defence of JudgementChapter 7; Law, Morality and the Common GoodChapter 8; Faith in the CommunityChapter 9; Putting Duties to RightsChapter 10; Renewing the Covenant
Part II; Living Together
Part III; Holy Days
Chapter 19; Introduction; Sharing TimeChapter 20; Shabbat, The Sabbath; Day of DelightChapter 21; Pesach, Passover; Celebrating FreedomChapter 22; Shavuot, Pentecost; Israel's WeddingChapter 23; Sukkot, Tabernacles; The Canopy of FaithChapter 24; Rosh Hashanah, New Year; The Courtroom of the WorldChapter 25; Yom Kippur, The Day of Atonement; Coming Home
Part IV; Jewish Ethics and Spirituality
About This Text
Author: Jonathan Sacks
In Faith in the Future, Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks addresses some of the major topics he saw as relevant at the end of the 20th century: the fragmentation of a 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 which 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 post-industrial societies, can we give those who come after us a coherent map of hope? Sacks addresses these questions throughout the book’s four parts.