TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ori Z. Soltes
AU  - Margaret A. Johnson
PY  - 2013
CY  - New York, United States of America
PB  - Peter Lang Verlag
SN  - 9781453909836
TI  - Preventing Violence and Achieving World Peace
T2  - The Contributions of the Gülen Movement
DO  - 10.3726/978-1-4539-0983-6
UR  - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1051275
N2  - How can we address the seemingly endless conflicts in the world, particularly those arising from misunderstandings of Islam by both Muslims and non-Muslims? Preventing Violence and Achieving World Peace: The Contributions of the Gülen Movement presents the essays of eight scholars who consider the diverse ways in which the Gülen Movement or hizmet («service to others») – inspired by contemporary Turkish social philosopher Fetullah Gülen – has worked to answer this question. Drawing from various intellectual and theological sources, particularly Sufism, these essays indicate multiple instances of positive interfaith and/or multicultural dialogue. In addition, they consider how the writings of Gülen and the works of the Gülen Movement, through an extensive program of education and communication, have contributed significantly to efforts that oppose violence and shape universal peace.
KW  - Islam, Sufism, multicultural dialogue
LA  - English
ER  -