Radical responsibilty
Subtitle: celebrating the thought of Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks
By: edited by Michael J. Harris, Daniel Rynhold, and Tamra Wright
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: London School of Jewish Studies; The Michael Scharf Publication Trust / YU Press; Maggid Books
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London]; New York]; New Milford CT; Jerusalem
Language: eng
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9781592643660
Subjects: Teachings; Bibliography; Jewish philosophy; Influence; Jewish law; Philosophy; Judaism; Social aspects; Jewish ethics
Notes: "Major works of Jonathan Sacks" : p.xxix-xxx.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Section I. Jewish ethics and moral philosophy : Torah and moral pholosophy / Alasdair MacIntyre ; Ego, love, and self-sacrifice: altruism in Jewish thought and law / David Shatz ; Collective responsibility and the sin of Achan / Joshua Berman ; Responsibility: communal and individual / Binyamin Lau; title: Section II. The pursuit of Justice : Justice, justice shalt thou pursue / Michael Walzer ; Addressing the needs of others: what is the stance of justice? / Moshe Halbertal ; Access to justice in Jewish financial law: the case of returning lost property / Michael J. Broyde; title: Section III. Religion and contemporary society : The space of exchange / Charles Taylor ; We are not alone / Menachem Kellner ; Halakhic authority in a world of personal autonomy / Jacob J. Schacter; title: Section IV. Leadership : Operating across boundaries: leading adaptive change / Ronald Heifetz ; Texts, values, and historical change: reflections on the dynamics of Jewish law / David Berger ; 'From another shore': Moses and Korah / Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg ; Afterword: A new Musar? / Tamra Wright.