An Interfaith Approach to Keeping the Sabbath Day Holy (Andrew Reed)

For thousands of years the Sabbath as an institution has remained a core aspect of religious life, and people have constantly fought to keep it holy. The prophet Isaiah declared the Sabbath 鈥渁 delight, the holy of the Lord, honourable鈥 (Isaiah 58:13). How can we observe the Sabbath and keep it holy? How might rituals of neighboring religions inform Latter-day Saint experiences with making the Sabbath a delight? In this episode Dr. Andrew Reed, associate professor of Church history and doctrine, discusses his chapter 鈥溾楾he Erosion of Sabbath Worship Is Now Extensive鈥: The Imperative to Learn Holiness from Other Religious Traditions.鈥 Dr. Reed presents an interfaith approach for slowing the erosion of Sabbath worship. He outlines efforts by religious communities to reengage believers with the Sabbath (including thinking about the secular), analyzes the ways both Jews and Christians think about sacred time, and examines potential applications for Latter-day Saints.
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Publications:
- 鈥溾楾he Erosion of Sabbath Worship is Now Extensive鈥: The Imperative to Learn Holiness from Other Religious Traditions鈥 (in Sacred Time: The Sabbath as a Perpetual Covenant, Religious Studies Center, 2023)
- 鈥淭he Influence of Rose Marie Reid鈥 (Y Religion Podcast, episode 21, December 2020)
- 鈥淎 History of the Jewish鈥擫atter-day Saint Academic Dialogue鈥 (in Understanding Covenants and Communities: Jews and Latter-day Saints in Dialogue, Religious Studies Center, 2020)
- 鈥淔raming the Restoration and Gathering: Orson Hyde and Early Mormon Understandings of Israel, Jew, and the Second Coming鈥 (in Foundations of the Restoration: Fulfillment of the Covenant Purposes, Religious Studies Center, 2016)