Ringwald, Christopher D.

A day apart how Jews, Christians, and Muslims find faith, freedom, and joy on the Sabbath / [electronic resource] : Christopher D. Ringwald. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007. - xiv, 312 p. ; 25 cm.

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

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.


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Sabbath.
Rest--Religious aspects.


Electronic books.

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