Review
For those who are not familiar with Dr. Sherman A. Jackson, he is currently professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies at the University of Michigan. He has quietly emerged as one of the leading authorities of not only Islam in the American context but as a master theologian of the religion. Dr. Jackson's work is equally well-versed in the Muslim Intellectual history while sacrificing nothing to make his scholarship speak to contemporary issues. His latest book, Islam and the Blackamerican, is one such work that sheds new thought and new light on the phenomena of Islam in the Black community. Far more than a myth busting body of work, Jackson intimately connects the reader to the various historical forces that played a role in creating the diverse enterprise that is Blackamerican Islam. Well suited for lay members of religious studies and devout academics alike, be prepared to put aside some commonly held aspects as to the nature of Islam in America.
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