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    <body><![CDATA[At first I was thinking that this book was leaning towards progressive Islam, but in the end I realized it was just about one man's journey to Islam, through the ups and downs that naturally come with it. I would recommend this book to both Muslims and non-Muslims. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Non-Muslims will read this and yawn &amp; be like &quot;okay..? what does this have to do with me?&quot; If you're Muslim, this is really really interesting, and you'll totally relate. <br/><br/>The part where he stays up carrying his son was lovely. Same with when he met the Bangladeshi guy in the bu...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53804702">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I always lost my words in front of my five stars...<br/><br/>All that i can say.. if you ever, sumtimes, often, or even always.. arguing, asking, and re-arguing about our own religion.. get to find these one, and read..<br/><br/>Buat gue, buku ini bukan kategori buku ece-ece. Penulisnya, Jeffrey...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18924256">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[an amazing one.Worth reading, I have the honor to read his three books and looking for his upcoming works inchaAllah.<br/>I've learned a lot from you Dr.Jeffrey and inchaAllah we will meet one day. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is one of the most interesting books I have read in a long time. It is on par with 'Struggling to Surrender' (Dr. Lang's previous book). The logical approach to all arguments augmented with personal experiences that most can relate to but do not think about much simply makes this a book wo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7292813">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Sekali lagi sebuah review yang ngambang dan tidak terarah.<br/><br/>buku ini diawali dengan sebuah kata pengantar yang membuat saya jatuh cinta dan berkata &quot;yah, kamu bener Jeff&quot; <br/><br/>saya selalu tertarik dengan matematika apalagi kalau guru besar matematika yang memaparkan pandan...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59709255">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[baca buku ini buat memenuhi tugas mata kuliah pendidikan agama islam]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Purpose of life according to Qur'an. A very important subject!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Jeffrey's idea about being critical has been given example by the angels when they asked Allah why He still insist to create human although some of them would destroy the environment (earth) and killing each other. The angels are described to be the most obedient, however based on those point of vie...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13480038">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[In Even Angels Ask: A Journey to Islam in America, the author attempting to share the American convert's experience of discovering Islam. During his fifteen years of being a university professor on college campuses across the United States, he has met many young Americans of Muslim heritage who avoid or even reject Islam, being unable to reconcile their inherited faith with their acquired Western outlook. One of the principle assumptions behind this book is that even though the American culture has alienated these young people from the faith of their parents, they will be able to relate to what other Americans, of non-Muslim origin, have discovered in Islam. Talking with converts, like himself Dr. Lang found a shared common experience that approximates a characteristic path to the faith.  <p>This book takes the reader along this path by discussing conflicts between faith and reason, difficulties associated with the decision to convert to Islam, obstructions to conversion erected by Muslims themselves, the indispensable experience of Islamic rituals, extremism within the Muslim community, and what the future may hold for American Muslims.</p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I've read this book in bhs indonesia edition, bahkan malaikatpun bertanya. And i also hv read the others books of jeffry lang: struggling to surrender (berjuang untuk berserah) and call for help (dlm bhs indonesia jd 2 buku: aku beriman maka aku bertanya dan aku menggugat maka aku kian beriman). And...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23916000">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Pernah mempertanyakan keimanan?? Biasanya yang menyangkut masalah religi menjadi hal tabu untuk dibicarakan. Tapi bagaimana dengan generasi muda yang kritis, yang berusaha mempertanyakan apakah yang mereka lakukan itu benar-benar perintah agama atau hanya ritual suatu budaya?<br/><br/>Aku Beriman Ma...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48497337">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Buku ini merupakan rangkaian dari tulisan-tulisan Jeffrey Lang, sebelumnya yang fenomenal adalah &quot;Bahkan Malikatpun bertanya&quot;. &quot;Aku beriman,maka aku bertanya&quot; merupakan kisah nyata tentang kegamangan pemuda-pemuda muslim generasi kedua di USA,banyak pertanyaan-pertanyaan yang men...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38115420">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Krisauan N Kebingungan akan membuahkan hasil.....]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is very good not only for people who are converting to islam, The book tells us about reasons and reality, Which related to the basic faith of islam. His spiritual experience and logical thoughts made us recontemplate about our faith and actions.<br/><br/>i really like this book and cons...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8866219">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Aku Beriman, Maka Aku Bertanya]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Gw selalu suka buku2nya Jeffrey Lang.  Yg terbaik menurut gw bahkan malaikat pun bertanya.  Berisi protes halus terhadap cara berislam yang konservatif, menceritakan perjalanan spiritualnya... 1 buku lagi juga jangan lewatkan, berjuang untuk berserah..]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Agar muslim berani mengasah keimanannya dengan pertanyaan-pertanyaan yang jawabannya ada di Al quran.  Menggugat terlalu arab nya Islam dan mencoba memilah mana keimanan islam mana yang berupa kebudayaan arab.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I finished the first two chapter and decided to put it away for a while. I thought it would give us more bold questions. ]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[In Even Angels Ask: A Journey to Islam in America, the author attempting to share the American convert's experience of discovering Islam. During his fifteen years of being a university professor on college campuses across the United States, he has met many young Americans of Muslim heritage who avoid or even reject Islam, being unable to reconcile their inherited faith with their acquired Western outlook. One of the principle assumptions behind this book is that even though the American culture has alienated these young people from the faith of their parents, they will be able to relate to what other Americans, of non-Muslim origin, have discovered in Islam. Talking with converts, like himself Dr. Lang found a shared common experience that approximates a characteristic path to the faith.  <p>This book takes the reader along this path by discussing conflicts between faith and reason, difficulties associated with the decision to convert to Islam, obstructions to conversion erected by Muslims themselves, the indispensable experience of Islamic rituals, extremism within the Muslim community, and what the future may hold for American Muslims.</p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Hmm jadi lebih tahu tentang pengelompokan umat muslim amerika dan masalah umum yg dihadapi disana.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Buku ini berangkat dari keprihatinan penulisnya setelah melihat banyak orang Islam di negerinya menghindari atau bahkan menghindari Islam, lantaran tidak mampu mendamaikan agama yang mereka warisi dengan pandangan Barat-sekuler yang mereka peroleh. Fenomena yang sesungguhnya melanda nyaris semua negeri muslim ini telah membelah umat Islam ke dalam dua kubu yang berlawanan: mereka yang membekukan dirinya dalam tradisi lama dan mereka yang mengekor pada peradaban Barat. Yang pertama memandang pemikiran Islam terdahulu sebagai rujukan ideal, yang kedua melihat Barat sebagai puncak peradaban. Yang pertama kaum &quot;fundamentalis&quot; yang kedua kaum &quot;liberal&quot;. <br/>Kedua kelompok itu sama &quot;menyesatkan&quot;. Agar tidak terperangkap dalam bahaya itu, Dr. Jeffrey Lang, lewat buku yang dalam rating <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://Amazon.com">Amazon.com</a> mendapat bintang lima ini, menganjurkan agar umat Islam senantiasa mengembangkan sikap kritis, baik dalam memandang realitas-faktual yang muncul maupun, dan terutama, dalam memahami pesan-pesan itu sendiri. Menurut mualaf Amerika, penulis buku terkenal Struggling to Surrender (telah diterjemahkan menjadi Berjuang untuk Berserah , Serambi, 2000), ini, cara paling efektif untuk menghadapi bahaya itu bukanlah mencegah timbulnya pertanyaan atau kritik. Justru sebaliknya, komunitas muslim harus terus mendorong kedua hal itu. &quot;Kita akan cenderung berbuat salah bila tidak mau bersikap kritis pada diri sendiri.&quot; Kita harus selalu bertanya dan mempertanyakan. Bahkan malaikat, yang sangat dekat dengan Tuhan, pun bertanya! Mereka &quot;berani&quot; mempertanyakan kebijakan Tuhan menunjuk khalifah di muka bumi: Apakah Engkau akan jadikan di sana makhluk yang berbuat kerusakan dan menumpahkan darah? <br/>Buku ini membawa pembaca mengarungi perjalanan spiritual-intelektual dengan mendiskusikan konflik-konflik yang terjadi antara agama dan akal, rintangan-rintanagn yang dipasang oleh kaum muslim sendiri yang menghalangi orang untuk memeluk islam, ekstremisme dalam komunitas Islam, dan laian-lain. &quot;Membaca buku ini,&quot; tulis Jalaluddin Rakhmat, &quot;dari awal sampai akhir adalah ,mengikuti perjalanan spiritual bukan saja orang muslim Amerika tetapi juga perjalanan intelektual muslim di mana pun, ketika ia dihadapkan pada kegelisahan karena benturan Islam konseptual dan Islam aktual…. Ia menulis dengan sangat persuasif. Ia meyakinkan kita tidak saja dengan argumentasi yang logis dan tidak terbantahkan, bukan hanya dengan dalil akli dan nakli. Ia juga menyentuh emosi kita dengan kisah-kisah yang terkadang jenaka, terkadang mengahrukan]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Seingat aku beli buku ini di BBM nya Depdiknas dan sampe saat ini belum sempat kubaca... :(]]></body>
    
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