Webinar: “Shi’ism revisited. Democracy and Modern World” (HEST group Christian Muslim Relations)
“Shi’a Islam has generated several reformation movements in response to the challenges posed by modern globalized societies. Democracy is one of these issues, as it is often accompanied by the difficult task of constructing harmonious pluralistic societies. Shi’a Islam is impelled to provide a religious response to these matters by delving into its own tradition and reinterpreting it through “Ijtihad”. Professor Liyakat Takim, the author of the recent book “Shi’ism Revisited: Ijtihad and Reformation in Contemporary Times,” will introduce this topic and tackle its argumentative questions.”