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In the current global environment, this is dangerous. It leads to the isolation of Jews, Judaism and Israel. Too much contemporary Jewish writing is self-referential: Jews talking to Jews, preaching to the converted. Yet Jews cannot cure anti-Semitism alone.  We need to persuade Jews and non-Jews alike that Jews, Judaism and Israel have something unique to contribute to the future.FUTURE TENSE does this. It moves beyond the 'they hate us' school of Jewish thought to provide an overarching vision for the future of Judaism, Jewish life and Israel for the twenty-first century.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56286740349301,"sku":"9780340979853","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780340979853_de3a7fd1-ac42-492f-a0d6-0a338c639df7.jpg?v=1786013777"},{"product_id":"9781399800020","title":"The Power of Ideas","description":"\u003cb\u003e‘One of the world's great voices for moral, spiritual, and historical awareness and for global peace' – The John Templeton Foundation \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003cbr\u003e‘One of the great moral thinkers of our time’ – Robert D. 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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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eHis 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe choice with which humankind is faced is between the idea of power and power of ideas.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56298904355189,"sku":"9781399800020","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781399800020_ced5df0f-c145-4abb-859e-ffaeb7ea3662.jpg?v=1786019178"},{"product_id":"9781473617339","title":"Morality","description":"We are living through a period of cultural climate change. We have outsourced morality to the markets on the one hand, and the state on the other. The markets have brought wealth to many, and the state has done much to contain the worst excesses of inequality, but neither is capable of bearing the moral weight of showing us how to live. This has had a profound impact on society and the way in which we interact with each other. Traditional values no longer hold, yet recent political swings show that modern ideals of tolerance have left many feeling rudderless and adrift. In this environment we see things fall apart in unexpected ways - toxic public discourse makes true societal progress almost unattainable, a more divisive society is fuelled by identity politics and extremism, and the rise of a victimhood mentality calls for 'safe spaces' but stifles debate. The influence of social media seems all-pervading and the breakdown of the family is only one result of the loss of social capital. Many fear what the future may hold.   Delivering a devastatingly insightful critique of our modern condition, and assessing its roots and causes from the ancient Greeks through the Reformation and Enlightenment to the present day, Sacks argues that there is no liberty without morality, and no freedom without responsibility.   If we care about the future of western civilisation, all of us must play our part in rebuilding our common moral foundation. Then we will discover afresh the life-transforming and counterintuitive truths that a nation is strong when it cares for the weak, and rich when it cares for the poor.   Here is an inspiring vision of a world in which we can all find our place, and face the future without fear.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":56300488720757,"sku":"9781473617339","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":57697047871861,"sku":"9781473617315","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781473617339.jpg?v=1793083583"},{"product_id":"not-in-gods-name","title":"Not in God's Name","description":"\u003cp\u003eDespite predictions of continuing secularisation, the twenty-first century has witnessed a surge of religious extremism and violence in the name of God.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this powerful and timely book, Jonathan Sacks explores the roots of violence and its relationship to religion, focusing on the historic tensions between the three Abrahamic faiths: Judaism, Christianity and Islam.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on arguments from evolutionary psychology, game theory, history, philosophy, ethics and theology, Sacks shows how a tendency to violence can subvert even the most compassionate of religions. Through a close reading of key biblical texts at the heart of the Abrahamic faiths, Sacks then challenges those who claim that religion is intrinsically a cause of violence, and argues that theology must become part of the solution if it is not to remain at the heart of the problem.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is a rebuke to all those who kill in the name of the God of life, wage war in the name of the God of peace, hate in the name of the God of love, and practise cruelty in the name of the God of compassion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor the sake of humanity and the free world, the time has come for people of all faiths and none to stand together and declare: Not In God's Name.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57484198805877,"sku":"9781473616530","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781473616530.jpg?v=1786266242"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-jonathan-sacks.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}