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The Development of Ijtihad and Islamic Reform, 1750-1850
An academic paper (by Knut S Vikør, University of Bergen) analyses the use of the concept by reforming thinkers in the 19th century.
http://www.smi.uib.no/paj/Vikor.html
Ijtihad
An article from Wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ijtihad
Ijtihad :: Reinterpreting Islamic Principles for the Twenty-first Century
Report of a conference in 2004 sponsored by the United States Institute of Peace and the Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy entitled "Ijtihad: Reinterpreting Islamic Principles for the Twenty-first Century."
http://www.usip.org/pubs/specialreports/sr...
The Principle of Ijtihad in Islam
An account of the concept from a Shia perspective.
http://www.al-islam.org/al-serat/ijtihad.h...
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