A review by sapphicpenguin
Not in God's Name: Confronting Religious Violence by Jonathan Sacks

4.0

A Jewish perspective on confronting religious violence,  primarily written for Jews, Christians, and Muslims. At its best when analyizing texts and making theological points. It uses the phrases "the West" and "Judeo-Christian values" a few times too many—especially strange because of what the book is about, and these are never defined. I would have liked analysis of modern instances of Christian violence—I honestly felt like Christianity (and Christian-dominant countries) got too much of a pass in this. While definitely taking Islam into account and quoting a few Muslim writers, I would have liked a lot more material in this regard and less repetition of other points. The book in general is too long (while still leaving some things unaddressed). Making up for most of that for me: the Scripture analyses were life-changing. The author really shines as a teacher, which of course makes sense.

EDIT: I'm changing my rating to 4 stars, in appreciation of the sections on dualism.