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A Day Apart - How Jews, Christians, and Muslims Find Faith, Freedom, and Joy on the Sabbath (Paperback)
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A Day Apart - How Jews, Christians, and Muslims Find Faith, Freedom, and Joy on the Sabbath (Paperback)
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Loot Price R552
Discovery Miles 5 520
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The Sabbath is the original feast day, a day of joy and freedom
from work, a holy day that allows us to reconnect with God, our
fellows and nature. Now, in a compelling blend of journalism,
scholarship and personal memoir, Christopher D. Ringwald examines
the Sabbath from Creation to the present, weaving together the
stories of three families, three religions and three thousand years
of history.
A Day Apart is the first book to examine the Sabbath in Judaism,
Christianity and Islam. A marvelously readable book, it describes
the three weekly holy days--the Muslim Juma on Friday, the Jewish
Shabbat on Saturday and the Christian Lord's Day on Sunday--and
introduces us to three families, including Ringwald's own, and
shows how they observe the holy day and what it means to them. The
heart of the book recounts the history of the Sabbath, ranging from
the Creation story and Moses on Mount Sinai to the teachings of
Jesus and Muhammad, the impact of the Protestant Reformation and
the Industrial Revolution, and the rise of the modern weekend.
Ringwald shows that the Sabbath instinct, to observe a special day
of withdrawal and repose, is universal. Indeed, all religions and
philosophies teach that life is more than toil, that time should be
set aside for contemplation, enjoyment and culture.
In today's frantic 24/7 world, the Sabbath--a day devoted to rest
and contemplation--has never been more necessary. A Day Apart
offers a portrait of a truly timeless way to escape the everyday
world and add meaning to our lives.
"I can not recall reading anything on the three faiths that so
deftly engages them in robust conversation. Amazingly learned,
Ringwald nonetheless has a light, friendlytouch. The warmth of his
soul is unmistakable."
--Christian Century
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