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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A superb overview,
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This review is from: Islam and the Problem of Black Suffering (Hardcover)
Prof. Jackson does a masterful job of describing the problem of suffering in the four major Islamic theological schools and then developing that presentation around the idea of the suffering of Blackamericans. Done in comparison to similar ideas in Black Christianity, the underlying question is one of whether oppression and the suffering it creates is created by God and must therefore be passively endured, or whether it is a creation of humans and therefore can be rejected and struggled against. How many scholarly books have you read to the end because you wanted to find out not just how it came out, but how the whole argument was crafted? Jackson's book is one.
The majority of this work could readily be used to study the idea of God and His omnibenevolence and omnipotence in Islam, and as that alone is well worth the price of the book. Anyone interested in a careful but clear presentation of the idea of God in Islam will find this new work well worth the time put into it. Jackson's rigorous prose is precise without ever becoming stodgy. Those who have had the opportunity to hear him speak will find the same engagement and insight he brings in person alive in his books as well. |
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Islam and the Problem of Black Suffering by Sherman A. Jackson (Hardcover - July 9, 2009)
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