Jonathan Sacks – Confronting Violence in the Name of God

By Steve

Posted on October 29, 2014

One of the most important and profound lectures to date by Jonathan Sacks. This is for everyone who is concerned about the violent unstable trends in the world. You can skip to 14 minutes to avoid the intro if desired.

Jonathan Sacks

There are many conflicts around the world at present which claim to be in the name of God, particularly (although not only), the Middle East – such as ISIS in Iraq (with the persecution of Christians and Yazidis in Mosul), the ongoing situation in Gaza (which affects all three faiths of ‘the people of the Book’), and so on. In this public lecture, Rabbi Lord Sacks, as Professor of Law, Ethics & the Bible at King’s College London and Global Distinguished Professor of Judaic Thought at New York University, reflects on how we might challenge this situation and confront this violence, and do so in the name of God. This lecture was delivered on Monday 20th October 2014 in London. To subscribe to Rabbi Sacks’ mailing list, visit www.rabbisacks.org or follow him on Twitter @RabbiSacks

This lecture was jointly hosted by King’s College London where Rabbi Sacks serves as Professor of Law, Ethics and the Bible, and New York University (London) where he serves as the Ingeborg and Ira Rennert Global Distinguished Professor of Judaic Thought. It was recorded on Monday 20th October 2014 in London.

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Jonathan Sacks