Faith In The Future

"There is such a thing as an ecology of hope, and it lies in restoring to ourculture a sense of family, community and religious faith. The great questionfacing the liberal democracies of the West is whether it can be done. I believeit can, and that is the theme of many of the chapters in this book. These valuesnever die, though occasionally - as now - they suffer an eclipse. If Judaismand the history of the Jewish people have a message for our time, it is surelythis. Faith in the future changes lives and rebuilds the ruins of Jerusalem."- Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks Faith in the Future addresses some of the major themes of our time: thefragmentation of our common culture, the breakdown of family and com-munity life, the lack of moral direction and the waning of religious belief.Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks asks: How can we construct a humane socialorder that honors human dignity and difference, one in which we can beboth true to ourselves and a blessing to others? In the turbulent state of