Shattered Tablets: Why We Ignore the Ten Commandments at Our Peril
点此进入淘宝搜索页搜索分类: 图书,进口原版,Nonfiction（非虚构类）,Philosophy（哲学）,Ethics & Morality,
品牌: David Klinghoffer
基本信息出版社:Doubleday Religion (2007年8月21日)精装:256页正文语种:英语ISBN:0385515677条形码:9780385515672商品尺寸:16.3 x 2.5 x 22.9 cm商品重量:445 g品牌:Doubleday ReligionASIN:0385515677商品描述内容简介Is morality based on some essential truth or is it defined by society? In this highly original critique of American social mores and popular culture, David Klinghoffer argues that the Ten Commandments are essential to maintaining a morally healthy society. With the meticulousness of a scholar, he begins by excavating the meaning of the Commandments. Drawing on the millennia-old rabbinical workMechilta, he explains that the Decalogue was written on two tablets to show that when a country neglects the Commandments written on the first tablet—those having to do with the relationship between God and peoplethe interpersonal relationships described on the second tablet suffer irreparable damage as well. By shrugging off the Bible as a guide and turning toward secularism, America has created a crude, cruel, and dishonest national life.
Addressing such timely topics as the controversy over public displays of the Commandments and the battles over Intelligent Design, Klinghoffer demonstrates that Christians and Jews are united in their opposition to the pagan aspects of our culture. In the tradition of Hebrew prophets like Jeremiah and Isaiah, he describes our failings with humor and compassion, but also with anger and disappointment. An unusual, incisive perspective on the role of religion in society,SHATTERED TABLETS is sure to spark debate. In the end Klinghoffer arges that by shrugging off the Bible as a guide and turning toward secularism, America has created a crude, cruel, and dishonest national life.媒体推荐Praise forWhy the Jews Rejected Jesus
“Few writers on religion are as fearless as [David] Klinghoffer.” —Esther Schor,Times Literary Supplement
“Klinghoffer’s frank conviction lends his material urgency and narrative verve.” —Mark Oppenheimer,Washington Post Book World
Praise forThe Discovery of God
“Exhilarating . . . Stories that are not only beautiful but edifying.” —Noah Millman,Commentary
“I was simply bowled over by the beauty of David Klinghoffer’s prose and the lucidity of his expression. A fantastic achievement.” —William F. Buckley, Jr.
“Electrifying and immensely important. Klinghoffer presents the most effective possible case for the idea that the traditional believers are right in their approach to the Bible.” —Michael Medved
Praise forThe Lord Will Gather Me In
“An arresting spiritual autobiography . . . David Klinghoffer has issued a prophetic challenge.” —Mark Silk,New York Times Book Review
“A fascinating, admirable, honest and honorable book.” —Cynthia Ozick