(RNS) Lord Jonathan Sacks, Britain’s former chief rabbi and a prominent leader in efforts to promote interfaith understanding among people of all faiths, has won the 2016 Templeton Prize.
Sacks’ vision of a better world and his “future-mindedness” were key reasons he was chosen for the honor, said Jennifer Simpson, who heads the John Templeton Foundation Board of Trustees.
“After 9/11, Rabbi Sacks saw the need for a response to the challenge posed by radicalization and extremism and he did so with dignity and grace,” she said in a statement announcing the award.
“He has always been ahead of his time and, thanks to his leadership, the world can look to the future with hope, something we are very much in need of right now,” she added.
Glad to hear this. He appears to be very well respected by many of different faiths. I’ve been an admirer ever since watching one of his TV programmes some time ago.
I’ve just started reading his book, 'Not in God’s Name: Confronting Religious Violence. He is very articulate and has a convincing way of working Hebrew Scriptures to place responsibility for religious violence within all our faiths. I recommend reading it.
I’ve just started reading his book, 'Not in God’s Name: Confronting Religious Violence. He is very articulate and has a convincing way of working Hebrew Scriptures to place responsibility for religious violence within all our faiths. I recommend reading it.
Yes I saw him discussing scripture in conversation with Richard Dawkins. Its quite a while ago but there was something he explained that made a passage in the old testament I hadn’t previously understood much clearer.
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