a Sherman Jackson reader

I thought it would be useful to put together a reader of material by Dr. Sherman Abdal-Hakim Jackson as I have been coming across some material that I didn't know was available online.
Please let me know of anything else that you find!
Many thanks and love for Maheen Zaman and Iffat Khan who first introduced me to Dr. Jackson and his work when I was a senior in high school trying to make sense of everything...may Allah increase them in all good and continue to benefit people through them! Ameen!
Many links and information can be found at http://www.manrilla.net/shermanjackson/

See information regarding Dr. Jackson's education, teaching experience and published works:

http://www.umich.edu/~neareast/faculty/jackson.htm

http://www.alimprogram.com/scholars/jackson.shtml (Dr. Jackson is a co-founder of the ALIM program).

Books

1. Islam and the Blackamerican: Looking toward the Third Resurrection

2. On the Boundaries of Theological Tolerance in Islam: Abu Hamid al Ghazali's Faysal al Tafriqa (Studies in Islamic Philosophy, V. 1)

3. Islamic Law and the State: The Constitutional Jurisprudence of Shihab Al-Din Al-Qarafi

4/6/09 UPDATE: Dr. Jackson's next book in sha Allah should be coming out July this year! It deals with theology and is called Islam and the Problem of Black Suffering [I think according to the U. Mich page, it was previously entitled "Islam and Black Theodicy: Classical Islamic Theology in Modern America (completed and under review)]. It is on amazon for a pre-order with a description.
Hardcover: 240 pages
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (July 10, 2009)

Articles

-Muslim-Americans: Between American Society and the American Story

-Imam W. D. Mohammed and The Third Resurrection

-Jihad and the Modern World

-The Etiquette of Disagreement

-Literalism, Empiricism, and Induction: Apprehending and Concretizing Islamic Law’s Maqâsid al-Sharî’ah In The Modern World

-Domestic Terrorism in the Islamic Legal Tradition.

-Muslims, Islamic Law and Public Policy in the United States

"Islam(s) East and West: Pluralism between No-Frills and Designer Fundamentalism,"

focuses the reader’s attention on the existence of the "false universal," which he defines as the view that one’s belief structure is reflective of a "transcendent, ’natural’ order whose validity is obvious," despite the shaping influences of cultural, historical, and ideological perspectives. He argues that American Muslims must face the problem of the false universal and stop trying to compress and transform Islam into a single-minded entity in response to the events of September 11. Instead, American Muslims need to embrace their traditional ability to accommodate multiple and contradictory interpretations of Islam.

Jackson notes that the inclination to resort to false universals develops from recognition that no system of open intellectual exchange can guarantee the emergence or suppression of any particular view (p.116). Placing this within the American Muslim context, he emphasizes the promotion and accommodation of true pluralism and tolerance. He believes that this cannot be done as long as American Muslims refuse to face facts. Jackson employs an historical discussion which focuses on: 1) debunking the myth that classical Islam did not have extreme and repugnant views; and 2) illustrating that pre-modern Islam was emphatically pluralistic and tolerant despite the existence of those views. Muslims should not deny their history; nor should they live in fear of it. The urge to appease the American public regarding the tenets of Islam should not lead to a new form of fundamentalism among American Muslims that rejects the pluralism of experiences and histories their individual stories bring to the table.

[that was from http://www.bsos.umd.edu/gvpt/lpbr/subpages/reviews/Dudziak204.htm ]

Preliminary Reflections on Islam and Black Religion

Audio

Islam(s) East and West: Clash of Imaginations?

"Is Race a Social Construct? Race and Identity Amongst Muslims"

Videos

-Dr. Sherman Jackson - Covering Islam and Muslims in America - 74 min - Dec 5, 2005

- Dr. Sherman Jackson, Sharia law Theocracy or Democracy? - 61 min - Feb 18, 2008

Professor Sherman Jackson from University of Michigan expands on the debate surrounding sharia law in the west.

(article about this event: "Jackson addresses Islamic law"

-Takin' It to the Streets 2005 (DVD) $13.50
Special Bonus Feature - Dr. Sherman A Jackson "Making a Difference" (IMAN Annual Dinner Address 2005 Malcolm X College)