| The Tikkun Reader Anniversary Edition Contributor(s): Lerner, Michael (Author), Adler, Rachel (Contribution by), Bauman, Zygmunt (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 0742546810 ISBN-13: 9780742546813 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $34.20 Product Type: Hardcover Published: November 2006 Annotation: Tikkun (teokun): To heal, repair, and transform the world. The Tikkun Reader is a collection of the best of Tikkun magazine from the past 20 years, providing the most cohesive collection of writings that articulate the progressive, left leaning religious perspective on the some of the most important issues in politics, culture, and society facing both Jews and non-Jews today. It includes contributions by such people as Naomi Wolf, Arthur Green, Harvey Cox, Amitai Etzioni, Daniel Berrigan, Neale Donald Walsch, Cornel West, Vandana Shiva, Dennis Kucinich, Jim Wallis, Deepak Chopra, and Noam Chomsky. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Religion, Politics & State - Religion | Judaism - General |
| Dewey: 296.38 |
| LCCN: 2006016983 |
| Physical Information: 1.05" H x 6.28" W x 9.2" (1.37 lbs) 376 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: For the past twenty years, Tikkun magazine has advanced liberal ideals, featuring articles on such important issues as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Jewish culture, and the intersection of religion and politics in the United States. Tikkun Reader is a collection of the best of Tikkun magazine since its inception, providing the most cohesive collection of writings articulating the progressive, left-leaning religious perspective on some of the most important issues facing both Jews and non-Jews today. This collection includes contributions by such people as: Daniel Matt, Judith Plaskow, Arthur Green, Arthur Waskow, Estelle Frankel, Naomi Wolf, Zygmunt Bauman, Cornel West, Daniel Berrigan, David Korten, Deepak Chopra, Jim Wallis, Jonathan Schell, Vandana Shiva, Roger Gottlieb, Fritjof Capra and many more. Thematically arranged essays focus on a variety of topics, including Approaching God, Jewish Identity, Judaism, Israel, the Holocaust, and Spiritual Politics. An introduction by founder and editor-in-chief Michael Lerner sets the stage and places the readings in context. |