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He calls for Christians and Jews to come together in their continuously evolving partnership with God—dual covenants that demand “openness to each other, learning from each other, and a respect for the distinctiveness of the ongoing validity of each other.” Now, when the resurgence of anti-Semitism poses a threat to Jews here and around the world, this powerful book presents a new opportunity to heed the call first put forward by Rabbi Greenberg nearly four decades ago: a call for people of all faiths and cultures to work together to create a world in which everyone can live with dignity and equality—the deserved inheritance of a humanity created in the image of God.      In the first half of his book, Rabbi Greenberg takes us on his personal journey to a rethinking of Christianity, which ultimately gave rise to his belief that Christianity, Judaism (and every religion that works to repair the world and advance the triumph of life) are valid expressions of the pact between God and humankind.      In Part 2 he brings together for the first time his seven most important essays on the new encounters between Judaism and Christianity. Ideal for study groups and course adoption, the book contains a study guide as well as endnotes, an index, and thought-provoking responsive essays by leading Catholic, Protestant, and Jewish commentators, including James Carroll, Krister Stendahl, and Michael Novak. 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Through these days Judaism is most visible and most easily accessible. But this is meant to be more than a book about the holidays; rather, it is a book about the Jewish way through life and history. To celebrate the holidays is to relive by reliving the Jewish way. Over the centuries Jewish thought and values have been crystallized in religious behavior. Judaism's underlying structures of meaning—the understanding of the world, the direction of history, the values of life—have come to their classic expression in the holidays. This book seeks to uncover those patterns. \"All halachic behaviors are dramatic\/mimetic gestures articulating a central metaphor of living. Grasping the metaphor adds depth to action and joy to life. Entering into the holidays with this understanding widens the range of emotion and brings a whole new set of roles and personae into even the most conventional life. Living the Jewish way calls for a highly developed capacity for fantasy and playacting. If you will, one must be a bit of a ham to be a kosher Jew. I hope that by pointing out the roles we are summoned to play, this book will help release the creative imagination for religious living present in every person. \"This is not to suggest that practice of the Jewish faith is all play, all fun and games. There have been times when this religion has brought painful memories, moral problematic conflicts with others, oppressive minutiae, and obligations so great I felt guilty no matter what I accomplished. Yet on balance the overwhelming effect has been to fill my life with a sense of Divine Presence and human continuity, bondedness, joy, textured living experiences full of love that make everything worthwhile. No wonder that over the course of history millions of Jews were willing to die, if necessary, for this faith. Through this book, I hope to show others why it is worth living for this faith. \"This book is written for different types of readers: nonobservant Jews who seek new experiences to deepen their Jewish identity; observant Jews who wish to avoid the pitfall of practicing the details while missing the overarching goal; those lacking Jewish education who search for more information; learned Jews who search for new insights; and non-Jews who wish to understand the underlying visions of Judaism and who may find that it resonates in their own religious living.\"","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50364654354705,"sku":"CIN0765760274G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51354595098897,"sku":"GOR011851472","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52452594057489,"sku":"NLS9780765760272","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0765760274.jpg?v=1751447614"},{"product_id":"life-against-death-2-volume-set-cd-9780827616165","title":"Life Against Death, 2 Volume Set","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLife Against Death, Volume 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, Rabbi Irving Greenberg curates, introduces, and reflects on the most important essays written over the course of his lifetime on the United States and Israel, from 1965 to 2025. 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Greenberg traces the development of his pioneering theological responses meant to incorporate this catastrophe into Jewish life while repairing the credibility and real life effectiveness of Jewish religion: the mandate to recreate life on the greatest possible scale; the discovery that God had relinquished control in history so that humans could take greater responsibility in shaping historical outcomes; and the flourishing of pluralism as an antidote to the flawed nature of even the noblest of singular paths.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn Part 2, ?Jewish-Christian Relations,? he offers the most positive Jewish theology of Christianity ever produced by a traditional Jewish thinker: a trailblazing vision that God meant Judaism and Christianity to be covenantal partners and parallel channels to bring \u003ci\u003etikkun olam\u003c\/i\u003e to humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew introductions to each essay narrate behind-the-scenes stories and breakthroughs formative to its contents, as well as Greenberg?s hindsight: evolving thoughts, recognitions of past errors, comparisons of his predictions versus realities, and insights on relevance of the core principles in our changed times. 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