A day apart : how Jews, Christians, and Muslims find faith, freedom, and joy on the Sabbath / Christopher D. Ringwald.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ringwald, Christopher D.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sabbath.

Rest--Religious aspects.

Rest.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (329 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 offers a fascinating portrait of the basics of the three Sabbaths--the Muslim

Contents:

From Sinai to Sunday: the Holy Day in three religions and three families

The birth of the Sabbath: from creation to Mount Sinai and into the Promised Land in 1100 BCE

The fight for the Sabbath: from the monarchy to Jesus and the age of the rabbis: 1000 BCE to 200 CE

The Lord's Day: Easter to 1600

Islam's Day of Judgment

Citizens and Sabbatarians: 1600 to 1890

The Sabbath defeated, reborn, converted: 1890 to the present

The window on eternity

Give me a break: work, rest, equality, play, and place

The promise of peace: sharing the Holy Day.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-293) and index.

ISBN:

0-19-029011-0

1-281-15635-3

9786611156350

0-19-534742-0

1-4294-6880-7

OCLC:

476239427