1st Edition
Islamic Liberation Psychology The Transformational Force of Self-Development, Community Empowerment, and Revolutionary Change
Islamic Liberation Psychology is a thoughtful and groundbreaking guide to liberatory and decolonial thought. The book has a wide range of uses, from individuals seeking self-development, to community organizers, to change makers generally. Chapters explore liberation psychology from an Islamic perspective and use autoethnography to frame the theory and make it more relevant and applicable.
This book makes a substantial contribution to a greater understanding of a variety of topics including anti-racism, feminism, utopianism, community development, arts and creativity, and other topics central to Islamic liberation psychology.
Introduction 1. The Theoretical Basis: De-ideologizing Reality 2. The Theoretical Goal: Utilizing the Virtues of the People 3. Self-Development: The Private 4. Community Empowerment: The Public 5. Revolutionary Change: The Commons Conclusion: Historical Memory and Utopian Vision
Biography
Sarah Huxtable Mohr is a licensed clinical social worker and a certified drug and alcohol counselor. She is a research scholar and faculty at Alkaram Institute in Great Falls, Virginia, as well as a visiting scholar at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California.
“Sarah Mohr brings Islamic thought into a nuanced conversation with scholarship on liberation and psychology, a discipline and knowledge formation that remains tethered to coloniality and implicated in the (re)production of asymmetric power relations. Mohr takes readers through a process of re-thinking the assumptions, practices, and scope of psychological work.”
Dr. Mohammad Seedat, head of the Institute for Social and Health Sciences, University of South Africa
“Sarah Huxtable Mohr offers deep insights into liberation theory in application to holistic psychological recovery. Her auto-ethnography aligns with an integrative approach to recovery that takes into consideration Islamic ethics, racial justice, and gender liberation, making a refreshing contribution to the field of Islamic liberation psychology.”
Dr. amina wadud, visiting professor, National Islamic University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
“In an age of persistent imperialism, following centuries of dehumanizing race- and capital-entangled colonialist discourses and practices, Islamic Liberation Psychology offers a way to think about mental health in a psychologically liberatory mode. In a decidedly anti-Eurocentric attitude, Mohr draws from decolonizing discourses while remaining rooted in a Muslim tradition and worldview.”
Dr. Syed Farid Alatas, National University of Singapore
"Islamic Liberation Psychology is a timely and personal call to action. Mohr challenges us to reflect upon liberation struggles while incorporating the need to construct new interpersonal and community dynamics into the praxis of psychology as a discipline and as a personal journey towards new ways of relating to one another."
Dr. Erin Araujo, Department of Decolonial Economics, El Cambalache, Mexico
"Sarah Mohr’s Islamic Liberation Psychology is an original intervention that stretches liberation psychology from an Islamic perspective. The text is grounded in an autoethnographic methodology, which centers on the author’s recovery journey from addiction. Islamic Liberation Psychology exemplifies the feminist adage: the personal is political."
Dr. Robert K. Beshara, author of Decolonial Psychoanalysis and Critical Psychology Praxis
"The author does an excellent job providing ethnographic work that challenges traditional academic writing and encourages readers to question language and structure. Furthermore, she includes a discussion on feminist discourse and the principles of the 12 steps program. As an example of radical cultural humility, the author asks for forgiveness for any mistakes and hopes her writing will benefit the readers. The book is an excellent contribution to the liberation movement."
Dr. Edil Torres Rivera, professor and Latinx cluster coordinator, Wichita State University, ACA president 2023-2024, and co-editor of Liberation Psychology: Theory, Method, Practice, and Social Justice
