Description
About the Author
Sherman A. Jackson is Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies and African-American Studies at the University of Michigan.
Reviews
Jackson's work has added a thought-provoking response by Islamic studies and is long overdue in the debate of Black theodicy. * Black Diaspora Review *
It goes without saying that any theological discussion is bound to be academic, yet this is an excellent book and a fascinating read. * ARNet *
Jackson's book is a work of theology, and in this dimension it is a skillfully argued plea for Islam as a religion capable of meeting the challenge of black suffering as well as a clear explication of Islamic theodicy. It remarkably succeeds in both the academic register and as a sustained personal plea. * The Azanian Sea *
Jackson is a welcome addition to the writings of American Islamic scholars, most of whom are non-idigenous Muslims; such thinkers are not qualified to write from an Islamic-centric perspective about the numourous social, political, and economical ills that plague Muslim African Americans. * Yusef Sala, BEACON *
Islam and the Problem of Black Suffering warrants high praise for it's scholarship and deserves the attention of Islamic jurists, imams, religious scholars, and coverts. * Latif A. Tarik, Aerican Public University *
Book Information
ISBN 9780199368013
Author Sherman A Jackson
Format Paperback
Page Count 234
Imprint Oxford University Press Inc
Publisher Oxford University Press Inc
Weight(grams) 346g
Dimensions(mm) 234mm * 158mm * 15mm