The current known as religious intellectualism, with the claim of reforming religious thought, addressed the problem of the causes of decline and the compatibility of tradition and modernity in Iran's religious society. In its later phase following the Islamic Revolution in Iran, this intellectual current has pursued a distinct intellectual trajectory—marking a significant departure from its predecessors—based on the specific religio-theological foundations observed in the views of its later figures This trajectory has been characterized in intellectual discourse as a movement toward a minimalist conception of religion. Given the status of this current in scientific and academic circles, and the necessity of evaluating the record of religious intellectualism with respect to its claim of reformist religious reflection, this article, through an examination of the views of prominent figures within this current, demonstrates that the religion-politics relations in religious intellectualist thought amount to a reconstruction of modern politics within the religious context of Iranian society.
Fakhari,M and Houshangi,H . (2026). The Foundations of the Relationship between Religion and Politics in the Later Phase of Religious Intellectualism. Islamic Political Thought, 13(2), 1-19. doi: 10.30497/ipt.2026.250657.1080
MLA
Fakhari,M , and Houshangi,H . "The Foundations of the Relationship between Religion and Politics in the Later Phase of Religious Intellectualism", Islamic Political Thought, 13, 2, 2026, 1-19. doi: 10.30497/ipt.2026.250657.1080
HARVARD
Fakhari M, Houshangi H. (2026). 'The Foundations of the Relationship between Religion and Politics in the Later Phase of Religious Intellectualism', Islamic Political Thought, 13(2), pp. 1-19. doi: 10.30497/ipt.2026.250657.1080
CHICAGO
M Fakhari and H Houshangi, "The Foundations of the Relationship between Religion and Politics in the Later Phase of Religious Intellectualism," Islamic Political Thought, 13 2 (2026): 1-19, doi: 10.30497/ipt.2026.250657.1080
VANCOUVER
Fakhari M, Houshangi H. The Foundations of the Relationship between Religion and Politics in the Later Phase of Religious Intellectualism. Islamic Political Thought. 2026;13(2):1-19. doi: 10.30497/ipt.2026.250657.1080
Islamic Political Thought