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Lecture given by Mohamed El Haddad as part of the Anawati Chair at the Dominican Institute of Oriental Studies in Cairo.<\/em><\/p>\n

Summary Plural<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Mohamed El Haddad presents his conception of religious reform within the framework of modern human and social sciences. He first defines these sciences as resulting from the modern scientific revolution, with an objective and comparative approach to human phenomena.<\/p>\n

He then addresses the relationship between religions and human sciences. Historically, the study of religions often lacked objectivity. The modern science of religions, developed in the 19th century, aims for a more scientific and comparative approach.<\/p>\n

El Haddad defines religious reform as a scientific concept applicable to all religions facing modernity. He identifies three possible attitudes:<\/p>\n

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  1. Traditionalism: maintaining traditional positions outside their original context.<\/li>\n
  2. Fundamentalism: desire to return to the past and impose religious ideas on society.<\/li>\n
  3. Reform: adaptation of religious ideas to the modern context.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    For El Haddad, reform is necessary because religions cannot ignore social, political, and scientific changes. It aims to reconcile religious thought with modern reality, without breaking with tradition or rejecting modernity.<\/p>\n

    He concludes that these three attitudes exist in all religions, to varying degrees depending on the context. A scientific approach to religious reform allows for moving beyond sterile debates and objectively analyzing this phenomenon in different traditions.<\/p>\n