We see that javascript is disabled or not supported by your browser - javascript is needed for important actions on the site. Read more

What's New - Home - Login

Member $avings: $81,567,473.96 | Books Available: 795,710 | Members Online: 90

Swap Used Books - Buy New Books at Great Prices!

How To Swap Books Sign Up Search submenu

PBS Market (New Books)

Gift Buying Guide

Book Browser Advanced Search Books Posted Today Member Book Reviews Award Winning Books NYT Best Sellers Amazon Best Sellers Most Traveled Copies Club Wish List

Discussion Forums Book Lists

Club Lists My Book Lists My Watched Lists Create a List

Blog Donations

School Donation Program In Memory of... Military Donation Program Friends of PBS

Box-O-Books Maps The Eclectic Pen Fun Stuff

20 Questions Sudoku Bookmark Creator

Top 100

Requests Posts Swappers Referrers Reviewers

Pulse of PBS Spread The Word

Invite Friends Bookmarks Facebook Page Facebook App More Ways...

Photo Gallery Recipes Club Tag Cloud Member Testimonials

Help Center submenu

How To Swap Books Browse Help Docs Ask the Librarian PBS Member Icons Live Help

Kiosk

PBS Market (New Books) Go Shopping Buy Credits Buy PBS Money Upgrade Membership Gift Certificates Transfer Credits

Need Help?

Search - Acts of Faith: The Story of an American Muslim, the Struggle for the Soul of a Generation

Acts of Faith The Story of an American Muslim the Struggle for the Soul of a Generation
Author: Eboo Patel

A young Muslim activist explains our critical need to counter the recruitment of youth by religious fundamentalists — Acts of Faith is Eboo Patel's remarkable account of coming of age and coming to understand what led him toward religious pluralism rather than hatred. His story is a hopeful and moving testament to the power and passion of young p... more »eople, and to the notion that we find the fulfillment of our identities in the work we do in the world.

"A beautifully written story of discovery and hope."

?President Bill Clinton

"Visionary . . . The tale of a man's increasing understanding that traditions of mercy, compassion, and social justice are embedded in every faith, and accessing them is the key to creating a pluralism that enhances fiath rather than threatening it."

?Adam Mansbach, Boston Globe

"Eboo Patel is an exciting new voice of a new America: diverse but not divisive, hopeful but not utopian. He speaks for all of us from a rising generation of bright, brown and bold Americans who have much to offer a country embarking on a new millennium and in need of new blood."

?Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, executive director of the Zaytuna Institute

"[Patel] shows how educating a new generation to reject religious intolerance and work for the common good is the only way the world can avoid growing fanaticism and violence. This hopeful book shows the power that is waiting to be engaged for a better future."

?Jim Wallis, author of God's Politics

"Eboo Patel has crafted an elegantly written and brilliantly argued manifesto?a call to arms, really?about the importance, not of interfaith dialogue, but of interfaith cooperation. His thesis is simple: children are not born to hate; hatred is taught to them. And in a time when religion is used increasingly to justify bigotry and violence, it is up to people of faith everywhere who believe in peace, and tolerance, and pluralism, to stand up to those who preach hatred in the name of God. Acts of Faith is more than a book, it is an awakening of the mind. It should be required reading for all Americans."

?Reza Aslan, author of No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam

"A remarkable book by a young Muslim and a Rhodes Scholar with a vast spiritual vision: a future in which young people join hands in service across the lines of religion. Refreshing, honest, and hopeful, it will speak to the soul of a generation yearning for a new way ahead. Give it to every young person in your life?and to yourself."

?Diana Eck, author of A New Religious America: How a 'Christian Country' Has Become the World's Most Religious Diverse Nation

ISBN-13: 9780807077276
ISBN-10: 0807077275
Publication Date: 7/15/2008
Pages: 216
Edition: 1
Rating:

Currently 3.4/5 Stars.

3.4 stars, based on 5 ratings

Publisher: Beacon Press
Book Type: Paperback
Members Wishing: 0
Reviews: Amazon | Write a Review

Read All 1 Book Reviews of "Acts of Faith The Story of an American Muslim the Struggle for the Soul of a Generation"

Genres:

Biographies & Memoirs >> Leaders & Notable People >> Religious
Biographies & Memoirs >> Memoirs
Religion & Spirituality >> Islam
Religion & Spirituality >> Religious Studies >> Comparative Religion
Religion & Spirituality >> Religious Studies >> Sociology
Nonfiction >> Social Sciences
Nonfiction >> Social Sciences >> Sociology

Back to the Top ↑

Search - Acts of Faith: The Story of an American Muslim, the Struggle for the Soul of a Generation

Loading...