The Rumbling Volcano: Islamic Fundamentalism in Egypt
by Nabeel Jabbour
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Author: Nabeel JabbourEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1993-01-01
ISBN: 0878082417
Number of pages: 320
Publisher: William Carey Library
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Book Review: Solutions from the Cradle
Summary: 5 Stars
The multi-dimensions of, "The Rumbling Volcano," from history to social, and exegetical to biographical, makes this book extremely comprehensive; but Jabbour has done the reader a favor by his many uses of bullet points and succinct summaries. One weakness is that the book lacks an index. This book is both practical for the policy-maker and theological for the Christian missionary. His use of the phenomenological method enabled him to write with both objectivity and understanding. His hermeneutics of the phenomenon enable the politician and the missionary come to a better understanding of militant Islam, and provides the material for an approach and solutions to propose through dialogue. Every moralist can share the concerns of too much jahaliyya (paganism), poverty, despair, torture, and lack of justice that are felt by those who are attracted to militant Islam, seeing it as a solution. We cannot agree with the solution of jihad, takfir (though a separate community solution is far better than jihad), and ultimate world domination, that the militant Muslims are planning. But how the Egyptian government has handled the militant problem is a lesson in what not to do.
Throughout the book, there are hints of possible solutions to the massive problem posed by militant Islam that is forcing itself upon the world. I enumerated eighteen points. The five that I liked the best are:
1. The U.S. needs to back down from its' biased support of Israel (p. 66).
2. Promote the idea that, "the prophet never intended to have either a kingdom or a state," (p. 75).
3. Moderate Islam needs to be made attractive for the "silent majority," (p. 164).
4. Israel needs to take a humble approach to its' existence (p. 165).
5. Provide jobs that pay, give dignity and self-worth (p. 233).
Jabbour not only provides us with history, causes, and analysis, but also possible roads for a solution.
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