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Reclaiming the Sabbath

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Channel: Chicago Humanities · 2017 · Nonprofits & Activism

Calls for a renewed commitment to Sabbath—a day of rest—are proliferating, and not just because our 24/7 world takes aim at the concept of leisure. The seventh day of the week is linked in the Hebrew Bible to land and debt sabbaticals, as well as with slave emancipation. The aim of Sabbath, it seems, includes alleviating inequalities that amass over time. Join political philosopher and CHF favorite Bonnie Honig on an exploration of sacred time and justice within this ancient and urgent idea.

This program is generously underwritten by Cassandra L. Book and is presented in partnership with the Cogut Center for the Humanities at Brown University.

This program was recorded on November 12, 2016 as part of Chicago Humanities Festival's Fallfest/16: Speed

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