For the past twenty years, Tikkun magazine has advanced liberal ideals, featuring articles on such important issues as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Jewish culture, and the intersection of religion and politics in the United States. Tikkun Reader is a collection of the best of Tikkun magazine since its inception, providing the most cohesive collection of writings articulating the progressive, left-leaning religious perspective on some of the most important issues facing both Jews and non-Jews today. This collection includes contributions by such people as: Daniel Matt, Judith Plaskow, Arthur Green, Arthur Waskow, Estelle Frankel, Naomi Wolf, Zygmunt Bauman, Cornel West, Daniel Berrigan, David Korten, Deepak Chopra, Jim Wallis, Jonathan Schell, Vandana Shiva, Roger Gottlieb, Fritjof Capra and many more. Thematically arranged essays focus on a variety of topics, including Approaching God, Jewish Identity, Judaism, Israel, the Holocaust, and Spiritual Politics. An introduction by founder and editor-in-chief Michael Lerner sets the stage and places the readings in context.

Contributions by: Rachel Adler, Zygmunt Bauman, Daniel Berrigan, Cherie Brown, Tony Campolo, Fritjof Capra, Kim Chernin, Deepak Chopra, Harvey Cox, Lama Das, Amitai Etzioni, Jorge Ferrer, Nan Fink, Estelle Frankel, Yitzhak Frankenthal, Peter Gabel, Daniel Goldhagen, Roger Gottlieb, Arthur Green, Robert Inchausti, Andrew Kimbrell, Michael Kimmel, David Korten, Lawrence L. Langer, Jackson Lears, Julian Levinson, Daniel Matt, Daphne Merkin, Mohammed Nimer, Judith Plaskow, Joel Primack, Or Rose, Jonathan Schell, Kirk Schneider, Jonathan Schorsch, Ruth Setton, Vandana Shiva, William Sullivan, Jim Wallis, Neale Walsch, Arthur Waskow, Cornel West, Gershon Winkler, Ph.D., Naomi Wolf