Slavery and Islam - Jonathan A.C. Brown

A thorough exploration of slavery from the perspective of Islam’s authoritative texts as well as moral and philosophical debates on the subjectWhat happens when authorities you venerate condone something you know is wrong? Every major religion and philosophy once condoned or approved of slavery, but in modern times nothing is seen as more evil. Americans confront this crisis of authority when they erect statues of Founding Fathers who slept with their slaves. And Muslims faced it when ISIS revived... Zobrazit více