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"British Chief Rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks is the premierpublic intellectual of Judaism in the English-speaking world and has no obviouscounterpart in the communities of Judaismconducted in other languages. No one in Israeli intellectual life competes.This book joins with its predecessors...to form an oeuvre ofmoral authority and compelling logic. For a corpus of writing substantiallyless ambitious than this some have received the Nobel Prize." -Jerusalem Post
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This is Jonathan Sacks' new book on the future of British society and the dangers facing liberal democracy. A counterweight to his earlier book, "The Dignity of Difference", Sacks makes the case for "integrated diversity" within a framework of shared political values. Arguing that global communications have fragmented national cultures and that multiculturalism, intended to reduce social friction, is today reinforcing it, Sacks calls for a new approach to national identity. He envisions a responsibility-based rather than rights-based model of citizenship that connects the ideas of giving and belonging. We should see society as "the home we build together", bringing the distinctive gifts of different groups to the common good. Sacks warns of the hazards free and open societies face in the 21st century, and offers an unusual religious defence of liberal democracy and the nation state. This logical sequel to Sacks' award-winning "The Dignity of Difference" (Continuum), "The Home We Build Together" makes a compelling case for "integrated diversity" within a framework of shared political values.
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Rabbi Sacks has done the literary world a service with this thought provoking book. I agree wholeheartedly with him, when he asserts that we need to promote responsibility over rights. This is the book that David Cameron should base his electoral policies on - if he is brave enough. Rabbi Sacks has given us a clear vision of the way forward - far removed from the political spin we have become used to from our politicians. His clear, concise arguments show us that we do not have to respond with apathy, when standards drop. Only united can we create a fairer, more tolerant society.
If you like books that 'shoot from the hip' then also check out another book that addresses issues around 'diversity' and multiculturalism: One Love Two Colours: The unlikely marriage of a Punk Rocker & his African Queen, by Margaret Oshindele. A top read.
If you like books that 'shoot from the hip' then also check out another book that addresses issues around 'diversity' and multiculturalism: One Love Two Colours: The unlikely marriage of a Punk Rocker & his African Queen, by Margaret Oshindele. A top read.
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Government-sponsored multiculturism in Britain has failed as a response to society's ills. It has increased frictions between ethnic and religious groups, not eased them. Jonathan Sacks in this book argues that "broken Britain" can be put back together ("recreated") through strengthening civil society and shrinking the business of the state. Faith communities and voluntary associations ought to occupy more of the public sphere. There is a need for a new covenant between individuals and groups aiming for the common good, "a new association that turns `You' and `I' into `We'". A revival of family values would underpin the new covenant, and Sacks deplores the falling birthrate in Europe - "we are undergoing the moral equivalent of climate change and no one is talking about it". Sacks is a media-friendly adviser to governments as well as leader of the largest body of Jews in the UK. His is a powerful, socially conservative voice which cannot be ignored. He is surprisingly silent about communal struggles in Northern Ireland. He might also have tried to analyse why some minority ethnic groups (British Indians, Sikhs, Chinese, and many Muslims) have achieved astounding success and are a dynamic component of British 21st century society.
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For Christians and Jews, the Bible is the cornerstone of society. It's the source of history, models, ethics and morals. The stories in the Old Testament kept the Jewish identity in tact for over 2000 years. Sacks sees it as essential that Biblical ideas remain central to our society, otherwise we'll be heading for unchartered territory.
As a speechwriter, I found the book fascinating. Sacks picks up on speeches by John Major and Stanley Baldwin, and points out how unsatisfactory they are when you yearn for some idea of a nation. There are too many static, sentimental visions of England. Unlike America, there is no creative, and dynamic story of the English sharing a common destiny. This is what Sacks says is required.
As a speechwriter, I found the book fascinating. Sacks picks up on speeches by John Major and Stanley Baldwin, and points out how unsatisfactory they are when you yearn for some idea of a nation. There are too many static, sentimental visions of England. Unlike America, there is no creative, and dynamic story of the English sharing a common destiny. This is what Sacks says is required.
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