In his new book, Morality, the former Chief Rabbi, Jonathan Sacks, makes a very basic and crucial point about the nature of morality: it is based on 'we' and not 'I'.
Giles Fraser, Daily Telegraph
One of the great public intellectuals of the age
The Times
Jonathan Sacks has produced a work of extraordinary depth, beauty, urgency, and erudition. If the prophets of the Hebrew Bible came back to guide liberal democracies and anxious citizens through this difficult time, but first they studied modern history and social science, this is the book they would write for us.
Jonathan Haidt, author of 'The Righteous Mind' and co-author of 'The Coddling of the American Mind'
Jonathan Sacks is one of the great moral thinkers of our time. His latest book, 'Morality', applies his powerful approach to the unprecedented challenges of our time - social, political, economic, and above all, cultural. May his words be heeded throughout the land.
Robert D. Putnam, author of 'Bowling Alone' and 'The Upswing'
A masterpiece... One leaves with a deep sense of gain in reading and of loss for the future. This is a life for which we should all be deeply thankful.
Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, writing in the foreword to the paperback edition
Morality is not an argument or a compilation of thoughts - it is a wake-up call to a world that has become self-obsessed, self-centered and lonely, and whose moral standards have withered as a result."—Jerusalem Post “This book once again confirms his reputation as one of the great religious sages of the Abrahamic faiths and as an outstanding philosopher of our times.
Amb. Prof. Akbar Ahmed, Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies, American University
I highly recommended people check out [the new book, Morality]… I can think of nothing more important right now in embracing this and shifting from ‘I’ to ‘We’…
Tim Ferriss, #1 bestselling author and host of The Tim Ferriss Show podcast
This major work in moral philosophy and theology should engage all readers, but particularly scholars, undergraduates, and graduate students.
Library Journal
An impressive tour d'horizon of the state of the western world - the US and the UK in particular - at the end of the second decade of the 21st century.
Times of Israel
If you are looking for a book to read during these strange and stressful days, look no further than Jonathan Sacks' magnificent Morality.
Matthew D'Ancona, Evening Standard
In his new book, Morality, the former Chief Rabbi, Jonathan Sacks, makes a very basic and crucial point about the nature of morality: it is based on 'we' and not 'I'.
Giles Fraser, Daily Telegraph
One of the great public intellectuals of the age
The Times
Jonathan Sacks has produced a work of extraordinary depth, beauty, urgency, and erudition. If the prophets of the Hebrew Bible came back to guide liberal democracies and anxious citizens through this difficult time, but first they studied modern history and social science, this is the book they would write for us.
Jonathan Haidt, author of 'The Righteous Mind' and co-author of 'The Coddling of the American Mind'
Jonathan Sacks is one of the great moral thinkers of our time. His latest book, 'Morality', applies his powerful approach to the unprecedented challenges of our time - social, political, economic, and above all, cultural. May his words be heeded throughout the land.
Robert D. Putnam, author of 'Bowling Alone' and 'The Upswing'
