From enemy to friend
Subtitle: Jewish wisdom and the pursuit of peace
By: Rabbi Amy Eilberg
Publisher: Orbis Books
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 278
ISBN-13: 9781626980617
Subjects: Rabbinical literature; Judaism; Criticism, interpretation; Peace; History and criticism; Bible
Description: "From Enemy to Friend blends ancient Jewish sacred texts on peacebuilding, real-life descriptions of conflict engagement--interpersonal, interreligious, intra-communal, and international--and contemporary conflict theory. The interweaving of personal story, sacred text, and theory demonstrates how relationships can move from estrangement and wounding, entrenched bigotry and fear, to positive, engaged encounter. What emerges is a portrait of peacemaking as a spiritual practice that can guide the lives of faithful people seeking peace in their lives and in the world. After exploring this theme in the contexts of inter-religious dialogue, struggle within the Jewish community itself, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the book concludes with practical disciplines to cultivate the qualities of soul essential to the art of pursuing peace."--Amazon.com.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: On peace and conflict; title: Peace among religions; title: Peace among Jews; title: Peace between Israelis and Palestinians; title: The ways of peace.