The Dignity of Difference: Avoiding the Clash of Civilizations
Jonathan Sacks Thursday, 4 June 2009
Religion has become a decisive force in the contemporary world, and it is crucial that it be a force for good—for conflict resolution, not conflict creation. If religion is not part of the solution, then it will surely be part of the problem. I would like therefore to put forward a simple but radical idea. I want to offer a new reading, or, more precisely, a new listening, to some very ancient texts. I do so because our situation in the 21st century, post-September 11, is new, in three ways.
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