Islam & the Problem of Black Suffering

The problem confronting theology in the black community is not simply proving that God exists but, rather, that God cares. For the Muslim, it is essential that such a theology be grounded in the Quran and Islam's theological tradition. The Blackamerican Muslim, meanwhile, must also vindicate the protest-oriented agenda of black religion.

by Dr. Sherman A. Jackson

Binding: Paperback
Pages: 234

Table of Contents:

Introduction
William R. Jones and Challenge of Black Theodicy
The Perduring Problem of Blackness: Beyond Ontological Suffering 
Chapter One: The Formative Development of Classical Muslim Theology
The Arabians and Atheological "Peripheral Vision"
Muhammad b. Idris al-Shafi'i and the Arabian Versus Arab Regime of Sense 
Traditionalism and Rationalism: The Rhetoric of Transcendence and the False Detente 
Chapter Two: Mu'tazilism and Black Theodicy
Early Development and Basic Contours of Mu'tazilite Theology
Relevant Details of Mu'tazilite Theology
Mu'tazilism and Jones 
Chapter Three: Ash'arism and Black Theodicy
Early Development and Basic Contours of Ash'arite Theology
Relevant Details of Ash'arite Theology 
Ash'arism and Jones 
Chapter Four: Maturidism and Black Theodicy
Early Development and Basic Contours of Maturidite Theology 
Relevant Details of Maturidite Theology 
Maturidism and Jones 
Chapter Five: Traditionalism and Black Theodicy
Early Development and Basic Contours of Traditionalism 
Relevant Details of Tradtionalist Theology 
Traditionalism and Jones 
Conclusion 
Notes
Bibliography