tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7331606510829330077.post329391121013883898..comments2023-11-03T02:00:17.991-07:00Comments on Abu Daoud: Part VII: Reformed IslamAbu Daoudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18399746942963002389noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7331606510829330077.post-69448217629506667712011-06-04T13:10:05.715-07:002011-06-04T13:10:05.715-07:00Thank you Fred, I apologize for taking so long to ...Thank you Fred, I apologize for taking so long to respond to your fine comment.<br /><br />The first thing that comes to mind though is that when people are talking about an Islamic Reformation they ARE speaking of, and thinking of, something like the Protestant Reformation, not Francis or Ignatius. They are thinking about breaking down barriers, and the decentralization of hermeneutical authority. I don't think that will happen though.Abu Daoudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18399746942963002389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7331606510829330077.post-48716663358299043792008-12-26T22:18:00.000-08:002008-12-26T22:18:00.000-08:00Well, the Protestant Reformation was preceded by a...Well, the Protestant Reformation was preceded by a non-schismatic series of reforms, and reforms continue within the Catholic Church as something that is part of her essential nature. <BR/><BR/>Typically, these reforms are charismatic in origin and social in character — for a time they were identified exclusively with monasticism, but beginning with Francis and Ignatius they regained something of their ancient lay quality, which became even more heightened in the 20th century and today. There is something about these 'charisms' that is both old and new. For example, St. Francis opened up a path to the poverty of Christ that had never before been recognized so clearly: not a new revelation or a canceling of what came before, but a deepening of the response to the original revelation of Christ's life. <BR/><BR/>These movements of renewal happen everywhere baptized Christians live together, but a congregational structure is less able to support this renewal - since every Bible study group is potentially a new congregation (either a missionary planting or a schism).Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01262662173303042998noreply@blogger.com