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Conference of the Books

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Conference of the Books

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FBB0180
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FBB0180
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Author:
Khaled Abou El Fadl
Media Type:
Paperback
Pages:
440

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  • Hardcover: 440 pages
  • Publisher: University Press of America (February 21, 2001)
  • Language: English
  • Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 9.2 x 1 inches



Based on actual cases, these original essays present an honest and critical evaluation of the problems and challenges that confront Muslims in the Contemporary world. Using the Muslim experience in the United States as a lens, the author examines what he identifies as a pervasive alienation suffered by Muslims over their place in history, source of identity, and moral foundations. The author imagines himself sitting in a conference of Islamic books- the Conference convening to examine the contemporary Muslim condition. Various influential intellectual trends are represented in this Conference, but the author is not a passive observer, he is an active participant who reacts to the Conference with introspection and critical moral insight. The author positions himself on a bridge between the intellectual heritage of Islam and the oppressive Muslim present, arguing that the salvation of one is intricately linked to the other. This book attempts to reclaim what the author maintains is a core moral value in Islam- the value of beauty.