[Mrs. Don-o]

A "Reformation"? There's another way to parse that history.

A good case can be made that today's jihadis ARE the "Reformation" period of Islam. There are differences, of course, but today's Islamic Reformation shares these characteristics with earlier historic Reformations:

• anti-modern "back to the roots" ideology in the sense of acting as if a several thousand year period of "development of doctrine" never happened or was totally contemptible

• "Sola Korana" Scripture-only focus

• "Sola Fide" with zero recognition of the integrity of human reason per se

• belief in an all-efficient fate, which the Muslims call "kismet" and other historic reformers called "predestination"

• intolerance for art and images: tearing down of statues, shrines, paintings, smashing out stained glass, whitewashing of mosaics and murals: done by all reformation movements in history

• intolerance for veneration of holy people, places or things, saints, angels, etc.

• merger of church and state: the founding of national churches ("Church of England," etc.) headed by monarchs

• intolerance /contempt for human culture per se, if it is not specifically sanctioned, chapter and verse, in their holy books.

• setting off generations-long "clash of civilizations" warfare (e.g the European Wars of Religion 1524 to 1648).

Radical Islam doesn't need a "Reformation". Unfortunately, Radical Islam IS the Reformation.

[Mrs. Don-o]

Of interest: #15.

[Secret Agent Man]

Thanks for bringing Christians closer together. This gave you the perfect opportunity to get a jab in at non catholic christians. good job. /s

Since you started this line of posting, personally I believe if you want to draw parallels or analogies between other events, I’d say the Inquisition matches Islam far better than the Reformation. We could toss in the Council of Trent (ie “anathema-fest”) - which has never been rescinded -to solidify the viewpoint as well.

[PIF]

“Radical Islam IS the Reformation.”

Got it in one ...