The Reformation – Duck of Minerva

By Daniel Nexon Apr 22, 2007

Once again: please stop with the “Islamic Reformation” nonsense

Over at Foreign Policy Passport, Preeti Aroon repeats–not once, but twice–the invidious comparison between contemporary Islam and pre-Reformation Latin Christiandom. Now, I’ve written on the general silliness of this line … Continue reading Once again: please stop with the “Islamic Reformation” nonsense

By Daniel Nexon Dec 6, 2006

Islam needs a velvet revolution

I’d like to call a moratorium on the genre of “Islam needs a Reformation” arguments. Contra Andrew Sullivan, the Protestant Reformation did not lead Christians to realize that “their best … Continue reading Islam needs a velvet revolution