Marlboro College professor Amer Latif will examine the way Islam approaches the question of diversity and differences in a talk at Brooks Memorial Library, 224 Main St. in Brattleboro.
The Qur'an states that God created differences not only as a test for humanity but also as a path toward self-knowledge. In this talk, Latif will consider how the Qur'an frames the perennial problem of living more harmoniously in a diverse world.
Amer Latif has been professor of religious studies at Marlboro College since 2003. He is interested in issues surrounding cultural translation and has published translations of the poetry of Jalaluddin Rumi, the 13th-century Muslim scholar and mystic. He is currently working on two books: Only God is Good: Islam in the Words of Jesus and Reading the Qur'an with Rumi. He grew up in Pakistan.
For more information, contact Brooks Memorial Library at 802.254.5290 or visit www.brookslibraryvt.org.
The statewide underwriter for the First Wednesdays 2019-2020 series is the Institute of Museum & Library Services through the Vermont Department of Libraries. The First Wednesdays 2019-2020 series in Brattleboro is underwritten by Chroma Technology Corp. "Approaching Islam, Approaching Difference" is underwritten by Carole and Geoff Gaddis.
Brooks Memorial Library's series is sponsored by Against the Grain, Brattleboro Autobody & Detailing, Brattleboro Retreat, Everyone's Books, GPI Construction, New Chapter, The Richards Group, The Vermont Country Store, and Windham World Affairs Council.
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