Reforming the Prophet: The Quest for the Islamic Reformation [Paperback]

W.R. Clement (Author)

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Publication Date: September 25, 2002

W R Clement, an ex-policy analyst with a 95 percent accuracy rate, proposes that the current conflicts in the Middle East are part of a larger change underway in the Islamic world. He argues persuasively that Islam is in the early stages of a religious reformation not unlike the Protestant Reformation of sixteenth-century Europe. According to Clement, we are witnessing the beginning of a long and bloody religious struggle into which the West is being drawn whether it likes it or not.

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W.R. Clement trained as a psychologist. After service in the army during the Cold War, he became a policy analyst for various Canadian government departments including Foreign Affairs, achieving a 95 percent accuracy rate within five years. In 1998 his first book, Quantum Jump, was published by Insomniac Press. He lives in Toronto and continues to consult periodically.

Product Details

• Paperback: 180 pages
• Publisher: Insomniac Press (September 25, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1894663292
• ISBN-13: 978-1894663298
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,550,899 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Clarity of Thought, March 8, 2004

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This review is from: Reforming the Prophet: The Quest for the Islamic Reformation (Paperback)

W.R. Clement has written a concise and clear analysis of the cultural clash of East 'versus' West. The "War on Terrorism" and all the hyperbole are stripped away and Clement presents the essential differences between the two cultures and their followers. Particularly useful for westerners like myself, was the brief historical account of Islam and its spread across the Arabic world. One of the central themes of this book is that the Islamic world and the Judean world can never be rationalized with each other because they are so fundamentally different (at least in their present forms). Also, drawing on themes from his previous book "Quantum Jump: A Survival guide for the new Renaissance" (also a good read), Clement rightly points out that because Islam did not undergo a Reformation, as did the West, their sociopolitical & legal structure is all still founded and embroiled in Shari'a (religious) law. At this point, with the new Iraqi constitution having just been signed; it would be worthwhile to read this short, well-written book to bring yourself up to speed on the problems that will be faced by the Islamic culture in the coming years. Perhaps the most interesting point (from a biologist's point of view) is the last paragraph.