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| The problem with God |
| by M A Sherif |
God's Funeral
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| A.N. Wilson's lengthy book provides a wide panoramic sweep on the history of ideas, encompassing philosophers (Hume, Kant, Hegel, Marx), churchmen (Newman, Pusey ), writers and poets (George Elliot, Swinbourne, Tennyson), the prophets of the scientific age (Darwin, Freud) and a medley of unclassifiable intellectual giants (Carlyle, Matthew Arnold, Ruskin, Jowett, Bernard Shaw and William James). In this overarching sweep of over two centuries of intellectual history, A. N. Wilson is primarily concerned with the challenges to the Churches (Anglican and Catholic) and its responses. The reoccurring themes are the debates between faith and reason, the quest to retain faith in religion without a sacrifice of the intellect and the decline in the belief in God. |
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| Will courage prevail? An essay on Jonathan Sacks |
| by M A Sherif |
The Dignity of Difference
The Politics of Hope
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| Why was the British Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks forced to withdraw his recent book 'The Dignity of Difference' and reissue an amended version? What sort of man would sail so close to the wind and face the anger of his own constituency? Is he to be commended, or are there problems in his intellectual position? Is his thinking a logical development from earlier works such as 'The Politics of Hope', or a radical shift in position because of world events such as September 11? Now that a rabbinical scholar has succeeded in becoming a respected voice in the national discourse on civil society, does this open the door for others in Britain's multicultural and multifaith milieu? |
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| The roots of Islam in Britain |
| by M A Sherif |
Islam in Britain - 1558 - 1685
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| Christian-Muslim interaction at this time was not, as is often thought, primarily adversarial; rather, there was extensive cultural, intellectual and missionary engagement with Islam. The author documents conversion both to and from Islam, and surveys reactions to these conversions. He investigates the impact of the Qur'an and sufism, not to mention coffee, on British culture, and cites extensive interaction of Britons with Islam through travel, in London coffee houses, in church, among converts to and from Islam, in sermons and in plays. |
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| Salaam Reviewer on Urban Hope and Spiritual Health |
| This book is based on an analysis of over 34,000 13 to 15-year old pupils in England and Wales, including 500 Muslims. It finds that "there are significant ways in which young people affiliated with the Islamic tradition enjoy higher levels of spiritual health in comparison with young people who belong to no religious tradition." |
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| Noorah Riyadh on Thirty lessons for those who fast |
| This book serves as both a startling reminder of what Ramadan really means, as well as being a practical guide on how to transform one's self and one's relationship with others in order to perfect one's relationship with Allah (swt)- which is the ultimate aim of fasting ('O you who have attained to faith! |
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| M A Sherif on The Trial of Henry Kissinger |
| The Trial of Henry Kissinger documents how the pursuit of justice became the least important consideration for US foreign policy makers. Henry Kissinger, national security advisor to two presidents (Nixon and Ford), one-time Secretary of State and cosseted elder statesman personifies the worst features of the US's interventions in different countries of the world. |
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| M A Sherif on Caring for Muslim Patients |
| This work covers the practical and ethical issues surrounding Muslim patients. It includes an overview of the Islamic world and explores the concept of health and disease within this paradigm. The book also gives practial advice to provide care in a culturally appropriate manner and outlines Muslim practices and customs that are of relevance to health and healthcare.
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