The Biblio Collective: Reading Dr. Sherman Jackson's Islam and the Blackamerican: Looking toward the Third Resurrection V
For the summer of 2020 we will be reading and discussing Dr. Sherman Jackson's Islam and the Blackamerican: Looking toward the Third Resurrection.
For our fifth and final meeting on August 17 (a Monday), please read Chapter 5, “Blackamerican Islam Between Religion, Nationalism, and Spirituality.”
The text will help us explore, among other issues:
an important, and often underappreciated, picture of the heritage of the Muslim community in America
how to navigate questions around religious and cultural authenticity
shaping communal purposes and priorities
scholarship and its role in communal cultivation
the question of strengthening a community composed of various identities and histories
the question of white supremacy and its effects on the Muslim community’s collective psyche
In addition, Bayan Online is offering an online course by Dr. Jackson, Islam in Blackamerica, for free. We encourage you to go through the modules online to augment your reading of the text and deepen our discussions during the Biblio Collective.
We encourage you to purchase the book, but a PDF can be found in our Reading Resources Folder.
Chai Chat: Readings and Discussions on Social Spirituality
An interactive gathering wherein we explore contemporary social concerns and other issues that have implications for our spiritual and communal cultivation.
On August 10 we will discuss Carol Black’s “On the Wildness of Children.”
We invite you to read ahead of time, join us with your favourite tea or coffee, and engage in critical and constructive conversation.
Access the article here: http://carolblack.org/on-the-wildness-of-children
A few issues to consider while you read
Think through the values that you think should ground “education.” As an example, the author quotes Ellwood P. Cubberley, Dean of the Stanford University School of Education writing in 1898:
“Our schools are, in a sense, factories, in which the raw materials – children – are to be shaped and fashioned into products… The specifications for manufacturing come from the demands of 20th century civilization, and it is the business of the school to build its pupils according to the specifications laid down.”
In what ways would altering the foundational values change the way we teach? change who teaches?
In what ways would that disadvantage your child living in a society that adheres to and teaches through a different constellation of values?
Is there a way to make up for that disadvantage?
Considering the political and social wrangling about how schools ought to operate (in-person vs. virtual? whose health matters?) in a COVID-19 world, is there more space for people to consider alternative education systems? Or, does the economic fallout create a stronger reliance on the state’s educational services?
For the professional educators: does her framing of modern schooling systems resonate?
The Biblio Collective: Reading Dr. Sherman Jackson's Islam and the Blackamerican: Looking toward the Third Resurrection IV
For the summer of 2020 we will be reading and discussing Dr. Sherman Jackson's Islam and the Blackamerican: Looking toward the Third Resurrection.
For our fourth meeting on August 5 , please read Chapter 4, “Between Blackamerica, Immigrant Islam, and the Dominant Culture.”
The text will help us explore, among other issues:
an important, and often underappreciated, picture of the heritage of the Muslim community in America
how to navigate questions around religious and cultural authenticity
shaping communal purposes and priorities
scholarship and its role in communal cultivation
the question of strengthening a community composed of various identities and histories
the question of white supremacy and its effects on the Muslim community’s collective psyche
In addition, Bayan Online is offering an online course by Dr. Jackson, Islam in Blackamerica, for free. We encourage you to go through the modules online to augment your reading of the text and deepen our discussions during the Biblio Collective.
We encourage you to purchase the book, but a PDF can be found in our Reading Resources Folder.
Chai Chat: Readings and Discussions on Social Spirituality - “The Place of the Solitaries”
An interactive gathering wherein we explore contemporary social concerns and other issues that have implications for our spiritual and communal cultivation.
We invite you to read ahead of time, join us with your favourite tea or coffee, and engage in critical and constructive conversation.
For July 27th we will discuss the short - 7 page - chapter entitled “The Place of the Solitaries” in Sue Halpern’s Migrations to Solitude: The Quest for Privacy in a Crowded World.
Access each session’s article(s) via the Reading Resources Folder at least a week in advance.
Guiding Questions to Consider While You Read
In what ways does their solitary lifestyle dovetail with Islamic ethical ideals?
In what ways does their lifestyle separate from Islamic conceptions of “community”?
Is there a way to understand their perspective without a strong condemnation or is their approach to life beyond the pale?
How does Ned and Mae’s life challenge your conception of time? consumption? success?
The Biblio Collective: Reading Dr. Sherman Jackson's Islam and the Blackamerican: Looking toward the Third Resurrection III
For the summer of 2020 we will be reading and discussing Dr. Sherman Jackson's Islam and the Blackamerican: Looking toward the Third Resurrection.
For our third meeting on July 22, please read Chapter 3, “Black Orientalism.”
The text will help us explore, among other issues:
an important, and often underappreciated, picture of the heritage of the Muslim community in America
how to navigate questions around religious and cultural authenticity
shaping communal purposes and priorities
scholarship and its role in communal cultivation
the question of strengthening a community composed of various identities and histories
the question of white supremacy and its effects on the Muslim community’s collective psyche
In addition, Bayan Online is offering an online course by Dr. Jackson, Islam in Blackamerica, for free. We encourage you to go through the modules online to augment your reading of the text and deepen our discussions during the Biblio Collective.
We encourage you to purchase the book, but a PDF can be found in our Reading Resources Folder.
The Biblio Collective: Reading Dr. Sherman Jackson's Islam and the Blackamerican: Looking toward the Third Resurrection II
For the summer of 2020 we will be reading and discussing Dr. Sherman Jackson's Islam and the Blackamerican: Looking toward the Third Resurrection.
For our second meeting on July 8, please read Chapter 2, “The Third Resurrection and the Ghost of Edward Wilmot Blyden.”
The text will help us explore, among other issues:
an important, and often underappreciated, picture of the heritage of the Muslim community in America
how to navigate questions around religious and cultural authenticity
shaping communal purposes and priorities
scholarship and its role in communal cultivation
the question of strengthening a community composed of various identities and histories
the question of white supremacy and its effects on the Muslim community’s collective psyche
In addition, Bayan Online is offering an online course by Dr. Jackson, Islam in Blackamerica, for free. We encourage you to go through the modules online to augment your reading of the text and deepen our discussions during the Biblio Collective.
We encourage you to purchase the book, but a PDF can be found in our Reading Resources Folder.
Chai Chat: Readings and Discussions on Social Spirituality - Dr. Chittick's "A Vanishing Heritage"
An interactive gathering wherein we explore contemporary social concerns and other issues that have implications for our spiritual and communal cultivation.
We invite you to read ahead of time, join us with your favourite tea or coffee, and engage in critical and constructive conversation.
For June 29th we will read and discuss William Chittick’s “A Vanishing Heritage” from his Science of the Cosmos, Science of the Soul: The Pertinence of Islamic Cosmology in the Modern World. We’ll examine issues related to the Islamic intellectual tradition, education, and what he terms “the gods of modernity.”
Access the chapter via the Reading Resources Folder.
Register and join here.
The Biblio Collective: Reading Dr. Sherman Jackson's Islam and the Blackamerican: Looking toward the Third Resurrection I
For the summer of 2020 we will be reading and discussing Dr. Sherman Jackson's Islam and the Blackamerican: Looking toward the Third Resurrection.
For our first meeting on June 24, please read the Introduction and Chapter 1, “Islam and Black Religion.”
The text will help us explore, among other issues:
an important, and often underappreciated, picture of the heritage of the Muslim community in America
how to navigate questions around religious and cultural authenticity
shaping communal purposes and priorities
scholarship and its role in communal cultivation
the question of strengthening a community composed of various identities and histories
the question of white supremacy and its effects on the Muslim community’s collective psyche
In addition, Bayan Online is offering an online course by Dr. Jackson, Islam in Blackamerica, for free. We encourage you to go through the modules online to augment your reading of the text and deepen our discussions during the Biblio Collective.
We encourage you to purchase the book, but a PDF can be found in our Reading Resources Folder.
Chai Chat: Readings and Discussions on Social Spirituality - Dr. Ogunnaike’s “From Heathen to Sub-Human: A Genealogy of the Influence of the Decline of Religion on the Rise of Modern Racism"
An interactive gathering wherein we explore contemporary social concerns and other issues that have implications for our spiritual and communal cultivation.
We invite you to read ahead of time, join us with your favourite tea or coffee, and engage in critical and constructive conversation.
For our June 15th meeting, please read Dr. Oludamini Ogunnaike’s “From Heathen to Sub-Human: A Genealogy of the Influence of the Decline of Religion on the Rise of Modern Racism.”
Access each session’s article(s) via the Reading Resources Folder at least a week in advance.
