The Home We Build Together

Recreating Society

Sir Jonathan Sacks

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Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
02 April 2009

Religion & politics; Judaism: theology; Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies; Politics & government; Liberalism & centre democratic ideologies; Civil rights & citizenship

'[Sacks] argues like an expert dancer, leading his audience through a waltz of lilting reasonableness', Rafael Behr, Observer 'Identity in a post-multicultural society will have a new foundation, if Sacks has his way', The Tablet With a new foreword by a leading public thinker, this new edition of Rabbi Sacks' searing account of the challenges facing liberal democracy is more urgent than ever.

Arguing that global communications have fragmented national cultures and that multiculturalism, intended to reduce social frictions, is today reinforcing them, Sacks argues for a new approach to national identity, making the case for ""integrated diversity"" within a framework of shared political values.

Britain, he argues, will have to construct a national narrative as a basis for identity, reinvigorate the concept of the common good, and identify shared interests among currently conflicting groups. It must restore a culture of civility, protect ""neutral spaces"" from politicization, and find ways of moving beyond an adversarial culture in which the loudest voice wins. He argues for a responsibility- rather than rights-based model of citizenship that connects the ideas of giving and belonging.

Offering a new paradigm to replace previous models of assimilation on the one hand, multiculturalism on the other, he argues that 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 twenty-first century, and offers an unusual religious defense of liberal democracy and the nation state.

By: Sir Jonathan Sacks
Imprint: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 380g
ISBN: 9780826423498
ISBN 10: 0826423493
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 02 April 2009
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Sir Jonathan Sacks is Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of Britain and the Commonwealth. He is the author of numerous books, including Celebrating Life, From Optimism to Hope, The Persistence of Faith and The Dignity of Difference, for which he won a Grawemeyer Award in Religion.

Reviews for The Home We Build Together: Recreating Society

He [Sacks] argues like an expert dancer, leading his audience through a waltz of lilting reasonableness Observer A deeply philosophical, yet extremely hard-hitting book... Jewish Telegraph