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.
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
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
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
It was a fine article. I
It was a fine article. I thought I was the only traditionalist writing for TCS.
I agree with Mr. Sutherland,
I agree with Mr. Sutherland, and I have no doubt Mr. Kalb thinks the same.
What if Islam has had its
What if Islam has had its Reformation, and Muhammad ibn-Abd-al-Wahab was its
Luther?