How Long to Read Y

How Long Does it Take to Read Y?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 30 minutes to read Y by Major Stephen P., Stephen P Lambert, U.S. Air Force

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Description

The title of this book naturally brings to mind the renowned diplomatic telegram from 1946, composed by "X" to explain "The Sources of Soviet Conduct." The anonymous George Kennan grasped the essence of the Soviet challenge, and the subsequent Containment Strategy became the foundation for strategic thought and action by the U.S. and its allies. The relatively brief "Cold War" of the late 20th century, we can now see, ironically carried the very name given in 13th century Spain to the ancient and ongoing conflict between Christians and Moors (Maghreb Moslems), a point underscored by Adda Bozeman. In the present work, Stephen Lambert convincingly argues that an effective, strategic appreciation of our present, worldwide contest, especially as it reflects the historic conflict between religious ideologies, cannot be achieved without public discussion of the religious foundations of individual and collective belief and action, whatever the label we choose to apply to the struggle. He captures the metaphysical foundation of a struggle that is at the same time entirely physical and real for those in the arena. Ideas are in conflict, and ideas rule the world. The gulf between the radicalized elements of the Islamic world and typical Americans who desire an expansion of personal freedom and political democracy seems vast. To many, it seems unbridgeable. In Y: The Sources of Islamic Revolutionary Conduct , Stephen Lambert deftly leads the reader through worlds that are normally kept quite separate: political theory, social history, even a detailed account of theology. In so doing, Lambert does make some eye-opening suggestions on why the West faces an enemy that seems intractable. The book is marked throughout by carefully considered questions and concise summaries. Though this book has been written with the care of an academic, Lambert isn't reluctant to give the reader clear, even bold analysis. So, for example, early on Lambert tells us that we in the West find it difficult to understand these "enemies" (Lambert uses the word) because of the Enlightenment, our "anti-Socratism" and Wilsonian idealism. These three themes he weaves together in the first chapter simply to help us better understand the tint of the windows through which we view the world. That should give any prospective reader a sense of the sweep of factors considered in this brief, but weighty, volume. Part 2 is in many ways the heart of Lambert's argument. I say this not because I am a theologian, but because Lambert's thesis is that our enemy is deeply theological. Part of our problem, he argues, is that though our language about religion is neutral, Western ideas about it are not-we naively and probably unwittingly assume that other religions are like Christianity, when, in some very important ways, they are not. So with our heritage of John Owen, John Locke and Thomas Jefferson, we have assumed that all religions are equally, or at least substantially, able to co-exist with a society committed to the freedoms that we enjoy in America and the West. But this is not so, according to Lambert. It's not psychologically abnormal people, but rather committed Muslims, who refuse to separate the political from the religious. In fact, Lambert's long and sometimes difficult message- especially in Part 2-leads us to the conclusion that Islam may well be closer to an ideology than it is to what most Westerners imagine when we say the word "religion." A privatized religion is an oxymoron to a faithful Muslim, as much so as privatized politics would be to a Marxist. One more thing about theology: I think Mr. Lambert has it right. He has carefully interviewed numerous theologians Muslim and Christian-and has gone to great pains to understand and to express their faith and worldviews in ways that the proponents themselves would recognize.

How long is Y?

Y by Major Stephen P., Stephen P Lambert, U.S. Air Force is 206 pages long, and a total of 52,736 words.

This makes it 70% the length of the average book. It also has 64% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Y Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 48 minutes to read Y aloud.

What Reading Level is Y?

Y is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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