Conversations on Fethullah Gülen and the Hizmet Movement

Dreaming for a Better World

Edited by Peter Barnes and Gregory Baum - Contributions by Brice Balmer; Peter Barnes; Gregory Baum; Whitney S. Bodman; Marla Bryant; M. Darrol Bryant; Dimitri Kitsikis; James Puglisi; Edward L. Shirley; Angela Sumegi and Yetkin Yildirim

This book, entitled Conversations on Fethullah Gülen and the Hizment Movement: Dreaming for a Better World, is intended to represent an open perspective on the influence of the Hizmet Movement, including Fethullah Gülen in particular, on the theme of “dreaming for a better world,” based on a variety of Christian and Muslim world views. This theme is approached from three specific perspectives: education and an emphasis on interfaith and intercultural dialogue, a comparison of various spiritualties, and a consideration of the shared dreams of the two religions.
The essays in this volume are adapted from talks presented by eleven authors from Canada and the United States at the Gülen Symposium at Carleton University in October 2009. The panel discussion that followed the individual presentations enhanced the overall theme of “dreaming for a better world.” The symposium as a whole represented the positive potential that there is for the organization of forums of sharing that focus on this theme and on the three sub themes.

Lexington Books

Pages: 130 • Trim: 6 x 9

978-1-4985-2271-7 • Hardback • December 2015 • $96.00 • (£74.00)

978-1-4985-2272-4 • eBook • December 2015 • $91.00 • (£70.00)

Subjects: Religion / Comparative Religion, Religion / Ecumenism & Interfaith, Religion / Essays, Religion / Islam / General, Social Science / Social Movements

Conversations on Fethullah Gülen and the Hizmet Movement

Dreaming for a Better World

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This book, entitled Conversations on Fethullah Gülen and the Hizment Movement: Dreaming for a Better World, is intended to represent an open perspective on the influence of the Hizmet Movement, including Fethullah Gülen in particular, on the theme of “dreaming for a better world,” based on a variety of Christian and Muslim world views. This theme is approached from three specific perspectives: education and an emphasis on interfaith and intercultural dialogue, a comparison of various spiritualties, and a consideration of the shared dreams of the two religions.
The essays in this volume are adapted from talks presented by eleven authors from Canada and the United States at the Gülen Symposium at Carleton University in October 2009. The panel discussion that followed the individual presentations enhanced the overall theme of “dreaming for a better world.” The symposium as a whole represented the positive potential that there is for the organization of forums of sharing that focus on this theme and on the three sub themes.

Details

Lexington Books

Pages: 130 • Trim: 6 x 9

978-1-4985-2271-7 • Hardback • December 2015 • $96.00 • (£74.00)

978-1-4985-2272-4 • eBook • December 2015 • $91.00 • (£70.00)

Subjects: Religion / Comparative Religion, Religion / Ecumenism & Interfaith, Religion / Essays, Religion / Islam / General, Social Science / Social Movements

Author

Peter Barnes is coordinator of bereavement services at Eastern Health of St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador and former professor in the Faculty of Human Sciences at St. Paul University.

Gregory Baum is research associate at the Centre for Justice and Faith.

Table of Contents

Part I: The Gülen (Hizmet) Movement Education Model and Interfaith/Intercultural Dialogue
1. Ethics in Engineering and Science: Fethullah Gülen’s Model, Yetkin Yildirim
2. Peace Begins With You and Me, Marla Bryant

Part II: Gülen (Hizmet) Movement Spirituality Comparisons
3. Fethullah Gülen and Fr. Basil Moreau: Sowing the Seeds for Religious Tolerance and Dialogue, James Puglisi
4. The Color of God, Whitney Bodman
5. Seeking the Lower Place: A Dialogue Between Fethullah Gülen’s Understanding of Sufism and Franciscan Spirituality, Edward L. Shirley
6. Weaving Spiritual Diversity to Enhance Personal and Community Growth, Peter Barnes
7. Fethullah Gülen: An Islamic Ethic for Contemporary Society, Gregory Baum

Part III: The Dreams Shared by the Gülen (Hizmet) Movement
8. A Muslim and Christian Interfaith Imperative: Stewardship of Creation Islam in the Contemporary World: The Fethullah Gülen Movement in Thought and Practice, Brice Balmer
9. Ottomanism and Fethullah Gülen: From Utopia to Reality, Dimitri Kitsikis

10. The Way of Dialogue and the Gülen Movement, M. Darrol Bryant
10. Dreaming for a Better World: Foreward to the Conference of October 24^th, 2009, Angela Sumegi

Reviews

Spirituality has gained a momentum in post-modern times and societies, and this book explains how an Islamic spirituality is renewed in different areas by examining Turkish Muslim scholar Fethullah Gülen’s ideas on education and dialogue. The role of faith-inspired movements in advocating the relevance of spirituality in modern debates and issues is demonstrated in this book. The book also translates the fascinating comparative examples into larger modern problems facing communities across the globe. This is a comprehensive analysis of one of the most influential Muslim scholars and thinkers’ idea on spiritual action and thought.
— Erkan Toguslu, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven