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A living faith : my quest for peace, harmony, and social change : an autobiography of Asghar Ali Engineer / with a foreword by Mushirul Hasan.
Publication details: New Delhi : Orient BlackSwan, 2011.Description: xi, 345 p. ; 23 cmISBN:- 9788125041979
- 8125041974
- 823.92008297 23
- HN687 .E52 2011
Contents:
Contents:
Foreword by Mushirul Hasan;
Part I My Life My Struggle;
1. My Growing-up Years;
2. Understanding the Divide Within and Outside;
3. Towards the Truth My Struggle Begins;
4 .The Bohra Reform Movement;
5. The Communal Challenge continues Amidst Politics Power and the People;
Part II. Beyond Boundaries My Travels Abroad;
6. The United Kingdom;
7. The Indian Sub-Continent;
8. Africa;
9. Asia;
10. The Americas;
11. Middle-East and Central Asia;
12. Europe;
13. Australia;
Part III. The Journey So Far Looking Back Looking Ahead.
This book documents the life of Right Livelihood awardee Asghar Ali Engineer a well-known reformist and activist counted among the 500 topmost Islamic scholars of the world today Beginning from his childhood this autobiography chronicles his tireless efforts for communal harmony and national integration since his student days and provides readers with important insights into various communal riots through his investigations in post-Independent India In his autobiography Dr Engineer especially narrates his struggle against the orthodox Bohra priesthood and his role as a leader of the reform movement In a way his story is also a record of contemporary Indian social political and communal history and politics particularly the social and religious history of the Bohra communityWritten in a lucid style this is an extensive account of Dr Engineer?s commitment to building an inclusive society and his interpretation of Islam from a modernist point of view in his own words From the Americas to Australia from Britain to Bolivia from Indonesia to Iran this book gives a detailed account of his many travels and participation in various international conferences on inter-religious dialogueThrough the reminiscences of a life that has been lived for truth towards truth A Living Faith is a journey from violence to peace from prejudice to acceptance from politics of power and religion to the power of humanity one that will be treasured by every reader.
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Contents:
Foreword by Mushirul Hasan;
Part I My Life My Struggle;
1. My Growing-up Years;
2. Understanding the Divide Within and Outside;
3. Towards the Truth My Struggle Begins;
4 .The Bohra Reform Movement;
5. The Communal Challenge continues Amidst Politics Power and the People;
Part II. Beyond Boundaries My Travels Abroad;
6. The United Kingdom;
7. The Indian Sub-Continent;
8. Africa;
9. Asia;
10. The Americas;
11. Middle-East and Central Asia;
12. Europe;
13. Australia;
Part III. The Journey So Far Looking Back Looking Ahead.
This book documents the life of Right Livelihood awardee Asghar Ali Engineer a well-known reformist and activist counted among the 500 topmost Islamic scholars of the world today Beginning from his childhood this autobiography chronicles his tireless efforts for communal harmony and national integration since his student days and provides readers with important insights into various communal riots through his investigations in post-Independent India In his autobiography Dr Engineer especially narrates his struggle against the orthodox Bohra priesthood and his role as a leader of the reform movement In a way his story is also a record of contemporary Indian social political and communal history and politics particularly the social and religious history of the Bohra communityWritten in a lucid style this is an extensive account of Dr Engineer?s commitment to building an inclusive society and his interpretation of Islam from a modernist point of view in his own words From the Americas to Australia from Britain to Bolivia from Indonesia to Iran this book gives a detailed account of his many travels and participation in various international conferences on inter-religious dialogueThrough the reminiscences of a life that has been lived for truth towards truth A Living Faith is a journey from violence to peace from prejudice to acceptance from politics of power and religion to the power of humanity one that will be treasured by every reader.
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