A day apart
Subtitle: how Jews, Christians, and Muslims find faith, freedom, and joy on the Sabbath
By: Christopher D. Ringwald
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 312
Subjects: Sabbath; Rest -- Religious aspects
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-293) and index
Table of contents: title: From Sinai to Sunday: the Holy Day in three religions and three families; title: The birth of the Sabbath: from creation to Mount Sinai and into the Promised Land in 1100 BCE; title: The fight for the Sabbath: from the monarchy to Jesus and the age of the rabbis: 1000 BCE to 200 CE; title: The Lord's Day: Easter to 1600; title: Islam's Day of Judgment; title: Citizens and Sabbatarians: 1600 to 1890; title: The Sabbath defeated, reborn, converted: 1890 to the present; title: The window on eternity; title: Give me a break: work, rest, equality, play, and place; title: The promise of peace: sharing the Holy Day