Jonathan Sacks – Speaks on the Roots of Religious Extremism
Jonathan Sacks, former Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth (United Kingdom), discusses the root causes of religious violence, focusing on the historic tensions between the three Abrahamic faiths.
Speaker: Jonathan Sacks, Former Chief Rabbi, United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth (United Kingdom)
Presider: Walter Russell Mead, Distinguished Scholar in American Strategy and Statesmanship, Hudson Institute; James Clarke Chace Professor of Foreign Affairs and Humanities, Bard College
“Jonathan Sacks speaks about the return of religious violence in the 21st century, which, he argues, is an era of “de-secularization.” He also discusses, among other topics, the “sibling rivalry” among Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, why Islam has lately become the source of so much religious violence, and the role played by digital communication in the resurgence of fundamentalism. (Interview by Walter Russell Mead. ”
H/T to Mosaic Magazine
Jonathan Sacks – Speaks on the Roots of Religious Extremism