Islam and the Problem of Black Suffering

by Sherman A. Jackson

Book Overview

In his controversial 1973 book, Is God a White Racist?, William R. Jones sharply criticized black theologians for their agnostic approach to black suffering, noting that the doctrine of an ominibenevolent God poses very significant problems for a perennially oppressed community. He proposed a "humanocentric theism" which denies God's sovereignty over human history and imputes autonomous agency to humans. By rendering humans alone responsible for moral...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199368015
• ISBN13: 9780199368013
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.1"