Muslims and Modernity
Abu Noor at Talk Islam discusses the validity of comparing Sunnis with Shi’as to Catholics with Protestants, and then argues that a closer analogy may be found with the three main branches of Judaism: Conservative, Orthodox and Reform. He then discusses reformation and an interesting discussion ensues in the comments section on orthodoxy and identity.
However, I have always found it strange that there was not more discussion making the analogy which actually is useful although of course like any analogy limited. The different possible approaches for a religious tradition in coming to terms with modernity are most easily understood by looking to the Jewish tradition of Orthodox, Reform, and Conservative approaches as well as all the various twists on those three main distinctions that have developed.
Read the post and comments here.
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