Religion, tradition, and the rule of law

I pointed out a while back that the claim Islam needs a Protestant Reformation is just silly: they’ve already had their Reformation, and it gave the world Wahhabism. A Catholic professor of philosophy has taken a similar idea and developed it in connection with Hayek’s conceptions of tradition and the rule of law: Does Islam Need a Luther or a Pope? It’s well worth a read.

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  1. Professor Feser’s article is
    Professor Feser’s article is excellent, and thought-provoking in the best sense. But… from a Catholic point of view, his conclusion is wrong. Islam does not need a Pope; Islam needs the Pope. The Moslems need to convert, just as the Protestants need to return, to the Faith. HRS

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  2. Turnabout: Religion,
    Turnabout: Religion, tradition, and the rule of law

    Turnabout: Religion, tradition, and the rule of law contains a link to this article: Does Islam Need a Luther or a Pope? But there is another and deeper problem with the received analysis. The fact of the matter is that

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  3. Turnabout: Religion,
    Turnabout: Religion, tradition, and the rule of law

    Turnabout contains a link to this article: Does Islam Need a Luther or a Pope? But there is another and deeper problem with the received analysis. The fact of the matter is that those aspects of Islam that seem to

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