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Paradoxes & Pluralism

The Reith Lectures Jonathan Sacks - The Persistence of Faith
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In his fourth Reith lecture Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks explores the language of religion and community.

Dr. Jonathan Sacks, Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth explores the language of religion in his fourth Reith Lecture on 'The Persistence of Faith'.

In this lecture Dr. Jonathan Sacks puts forward the idea of a society which speaks both a public language of citizenship as well as a local language of community in this lecture entitled 'Paradoxes of Pluralism'. Expanding on this concept of pluralism, he asks whether it has diluted religion or created cultural space for the individual.

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Wed 5 Dec 1990 09:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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  • Wed 5 Dec 1990 09:00
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