"It is wholly unfair to attribute the efflorescence of European culture
during the Renaissance period to the influence of Christianity. It was
mainly the product of the forces released by the Muhammadan Dispensation."
(From a letter written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to an individual
believer, April 27, 1936; Lights of Guidance, 2nd edition p. 495)
Is there modern scholarship with evidence to back this up?
Dear Brent,
In some ways, yes. The Renaissance was basically a literary movement made possible by the introduction of Greek literature in Europe. The knowledge of that literature sometimes came from Islamic sources. More often it was introduced by Greeks fleeing from territories then being taken over by the Ottoman Empire.
But it certainly had nothing to do with Christianity.
warmest, Susan ----------
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