Jewish-Christian-Muslim Dialogue
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Dr. Sherman Jackson, professor of Arabic and Islamic studies in the University of Michigan’s Department of Near Eastern Studies, spoke at the University of Toledo.
It’s unclear who is the voice of authority for Islam.
In the past, it was much easier to have clear leaders in societies where literacy is limited, because those who could read where those who interpreted the texts.
But as more learned to read, the proliferation of books, the breakdown of traditional authority, and most recently with individuals and the media offering up spokesmen for the religion, it has become convoluted, said Dr. Sherman Jackson, professor of Arabic and Islamic studies in the University of Michigan’s Department of Near Eastern Studies.
"Religious authority has been so broken down that many don’t know who speaks for Islam," he said. Jackson discussed this issue during the annual Jewish-Christian-Muslim Dialogue.
Dr. Sherman Jackson, professor of Arabic and Islamic studies in the University of Michigan’s Department of Near Eastern Studies, spoke at the University of Toledo.
It’s unclear who is the voice of authority for Islam.
In the past, it was much easier to have clear leaders in societies where literacy is limited, because those who could read where those who interpreted the texts.
But as more learned to read, the proliferation of books, the breakdown of traditional authority, and most recently with individuals and the media offering up spokesmen for the religion, it has become convoluted, said Dr. Sherman Jackson, professor of Arabic and Islamic studies in the University of Michigan’s Department of Near Eastern Studies.
"Religious authority has been so broken down that many don’t know who speaks for Islam," he said. Jackson discussed this issue during the annual Jewish-Christian-Muslim Dialogue.
