Religion is Not a Threat: An Evening with Rabbi Jonathan Sacks (Past Event)

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The world, it seems, might be better off without religion. Witness the horrific violence of the Islamic State, or look across the ages and see crusades, inquisitions, and a European world awash in violence, all done in the name of religion. But what if, as Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks argues, religion is not the problem? What if the very potent idea of "religion" is often hijacked and abused by those who wield it with violence?

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Religion belongs here. 

Please join Convivium Editor and National Post Columnist Father Raymond de Souza as he hosts the world's foremost Jewish scholar in an important discussion on the place of religion in our common life. Rabbi Sacks, a global religious leader, philosopher, bestselling author of over 25 books, and moral voice for our time will share from his recently published Not In God's Name: Confronting Religious Violence.

Don't miss this evening. Join Father Raymond de Souza for a reception followed by a discussion with the venerated Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks in the intimate setting of the Glenn Gould Studio.

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