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From Optimism to Hope
A Collection of BBC Thoughts for the Day

Publication date: 18 May 2004
From Optimism to Hope

Following the publication of his prize-winning and best selling book, The Dignity of Difference, Rabbi Sacks’ standing as one of our foremost spiritual leaders is beyond dispute. He has brought hope and encouragement to people at a time when many feel threatened by the complexities and challenges of the turbulent modern world.

In recent years, Rabbi Sacks has been a star performer on the BBC Thought for the Day programme, on Radio 4. These short, perfectly crafted addresses show the Chief Rabbi at his most lucid and most intelligent. Confronting the issues of the day, he brings his listeners extraordinary insight and for this he has found the perfect medium.

Here, The Chief Rabbi has selected his favourite pieces for publication in book form and the result is a book which will appeal to a very wide audience – from people with deep religious belief to those with little or none.

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Books

From Optimism to Hope
A Collection of BBC Thoughts for the Day

Publication date: 18 May 2004

Following the publication of his prize-winning and best selling book, The Dignity of Difference, Rabbi Sacks’ standing as one of our foremost spiritual leaders is beyond dispute. He has brought hope and encouragement to people at a time when many feel threatened by the complexities and challenges of the turbulent modern world.

In recent years, Rabbi Sacks has been a star performer on the BBC Thought for the Day programme, on Radio 4. These short, perfectly crafted addresses show the Chief Rabbi at his most lucid and most intelligent. Confronting the issues of the day, he brings his listeners extraordinary insight and for this he has found the perfect medium.

Here, The Chief Rabbi has selected his favourite pieces for publication in book form and the result is a book which will appeal to a very wide audience – from people with deep religious belief to those with little or none.

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The genius of this collection is to be found not least in the diversity of the subjects covered ... These meditations have justifiably earned Sacks an important place in our national consciousness.
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