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Conceptualizing Shari'a In The Modern State, Khaled Abou El Fadl
Conceptualizing Shari'a In The Modern State, Khaled Abou El Fadl
Villanova Law Review
THIS Article addresses the animated and evolving role that Shari'a, i.e., the system of Islamic jurisprudence collectively or generally, and Shari'a conceptions play in the contemporary world. There are various manifestations of this evolving role in the often dynamic, subtle, highly negotiated, and far from formalistic ways that Shari'a is animated in today's world. There are three main points that I will address in this Article. First is to provide some insight into the various ways that Shari'a has been manifesting in the recent revolutions sweeping through the Arabic-speaking world, while at the same time contrasting the rather curious case …
Between Sanctity And Depravity: Law And Human Nature In Martin Luther's Two Kingdoms, Witte Jr.
Between Sanctity And Depravity: Law And Human Nature In Martin Luther's Two Kingdoms, Witte Jr.
Villanova Law Review
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