“God entrusted humanity to be His representative here,” Eboo said. What Eboo means is that God wanted humans to represent himself, and to be good humanitarians like God was. Eboo also mentions that each human is awarded morality and virtue that not even angels are given. Humans such as Eboo’s grandmother were created for the greater good, to make a difference, and to represent God in his best form. Dorothy Day, Martin Luther King Jr., and Abraham Herschel were all historical figures that came from different religious backgrounds. Though these people had different religious views, they were all civil rights activists who sought for racial equality or pluralism.
The title of the book Acts of Faith means acts that assess the strength of a person’s beliefs. The subtitle, The Story of an American Muslim, the Struggle for the Soul of a Generation, describes the fight for the spirituality and individuality of the generation. Eboo is talking about the lack of soul and spirit of the generation, and how that is a struggle for him. I think throughout the book Eboo is successful in convincing his generation to come together (pluralism) and find their inner self. As the youth, Eboo stresses the importance of interfaith collaboration especially with young people, and that is something that will carry on with me. Also, it opened up my eyes