Can Democracy Solve All Our Political Problems Can Democracy Solve All Our Political Problems Exploring the place of religion in the modern nation state Scott Moore observes that the easy alliance between moder liberal democracy and Christian faith shows some serious stress fractures He offers an incisive analysis of the ways government operating according to the ideals of a liberal democracy has actually encroached on religious freedom and how the church of both liberal and conservative political leanings has largely acquiesced His bracing critique of the limits of liberal democracy points the way toward a more faithful engagement of Christians with public life a participation that takes seriously the reality of the Christian church and both the private and public moral teachings of its Scriptures Book jacket Exploring the question of the place of religion in the modern nation state Scott H Moore observes that the easy alliance between the modern liberal democracy and Christian faith in particular is showing some serious stress fractures He offers an incisive analysis of the ways government operating according to the ideals of a liberal democracy has encroached on religious freedom and how the church of both liberal and conservative leanings has largely acquiesced Moore offers a bracing critique of the limits of liberal democracy that calls for and points the way toward a more faithful engagement of Christians with public life a participation that takes seriously the reality of the Christian church and both the private and public moral teachings of its Scriptures
#1278199 in Books The Jewish Publication Society 2010-04-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 10.20 x .70 x 7.00l; 1.25 #File Name: 0827608950220 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Loved it!By FrankI throughly enjoyed this though provoking journey. Would recommend it to any one who wants a sense of history and content of the character of the participants in the story. It let me to the Crown. Effie1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy MontanaThis book is fascinating. I am still absorbing it.12 of 12 people found the following review helpful. Dramatic True Story of a Priceless Bible's Survival Will Interest All ReadersBy David CrummThis fascinating; illustrated book from the Jewish Publication Society will fascinate Jews and non-Jews as well. Illustrated with dozens of photos that bring this dramatic and mysterious history to life; "Crown of Aleppo" is a survival story about one of the world's most valuable Bibles.This particular Bible was created more than 1;000 years ago and is widely believed to be the oldest Hebrew Bible in book form in the world. This particular Bible is called "Crown of Aleppo;" because it was famous for centuries as a prized possession of the Jewish community in Aleppo; Syria. In the Medieval era; scholars from many parts of the world traveled to consult this book; which is often called the "Aleppo Codex;" these days. The word "codex" is Latin for "book;" a volume of bound pages as opposed to a scroll.First; "Crown of Aleppo" is a dramatic story of cliff-hanger incidents as the priceless Bible nearly was lost in a tragic pogrom against Aleppo's Jewish community in late 1947. Families; businesses and the Great Synagogue all were targets of these deadly attacks. One report indicates the synagogue burned so intensely because it was assaulted by men spraying benzene; rather than water; on the flames. The blaze was so intense that it roared around the metal safe designed to protect the most valuable manuscripts. As news of the attacks spread around the world; most people assumed that the Crown was gone.Miraculously; it seems; most of the Crown was saved. Hundreds of pages somehow survived the fire and were plucked from the debris. Many pages are gone. Some missing pages turned up later. The new book gives us various perspectives on what might have happened; including a number of first-hand accounts of what unfolded right after the fire.In addition to the high drama; the book explains why the Crown was such a milestone in Hebrew Bible scholarship. Among other things; it is the earliest codex with a complex series of markings to show how the Hebrew should be pronounced and chanted. The famous Jewish teacher Maimonides may have personally studied this volume--but you'll have to read "Crown of Aleppo" to find out if that claim is true. The crossover interest among non-Jewish readers is pretty obvious. This new book not only shares a gripping story of survival and preservation; but it also explains a lot about how our modern Bibles were preserved through the millennia.
