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Record Nr.

UNINA9910483598303321

Autore

Conway Trudy D

Titolo

Cross-cultural Dialogue on the Virtues : The Contribution of Fethullah Gülen / / by Trudy D. Conway

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014

ISBN

3-319-07833-X

Edizione

[1st ed. 2014.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (139 p.)

Collana

SpringerBriefs in Religious Studies, , 2510-5035 ; ; 1

Disciplina

297.8

Soggetti

Religion

Culture

Church and education

Religious Studies, general

Sociology of Culture

Religion and Education

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1: Introductory Overview of the Hizmet Movement -- Chapter 2: The Importance of the Virtues in General and Hospitality in Particular -- Chapter 3: From Tolerance to Hospitality -- Chapter 4: The Virtue of Hospitality: Gülen’s Understanding -- Chapter 5: Hospitality and Related Virtues: Gülen’s Understanding.- Chapter 6: Education: Development of the Intellectual and Moral Virtues -- Chapter 7: Service to Humanity: The Virtues of Compassion and Charity -- Chapter 8: Love as the Ultimate Virtue: The Enduring Influence of Rumi.

Sommario/riassunto

This book explores the development of the influential worldwide Hizmet movement inspired by the Turkish scholar Fethullah Gülen, known for his moderate Islamic emphasis on peaceful relations among diverse people. It provides a detailed study of Gülen’s account of the virtues and argues that they provide the key to understanding this thinker and the movement he inspired, from its initial establishment of hospitality houses through the growth of worldwide schools, hospitals, media outlets, charitable associations and dialogue centers. The book analyzes the distinctive virtues that shaped the Hizmet movement’s



ethos as well as continue to sustain its expansive energy, from the core virtues of tolerance, hospitality, compassion and charity to a host of related virtues, including wisdom, humility, mildness, patience, mercy, integrity and hope. It also examines the Islamic and Sufi roots of Gülen’s understanding of the virtues as well as presents a comparative study of Gülen’s account of the virtues in dialogue with prominent thinkers of the Western philosophical tradition and the religious traditions of Christianity, Judaism and Buddhism. The Hizmet movement provides living witness to the power and efficacy of tolerance, dialogue and peaceful relations among diverse people. This book offers an insightful portrait of the core virtues of this movement and the scholar who fully explored them within his writing. It will appeal to readers interested in virtue ethics, character education, cross-cultural studies, interfaith dialogue and the role of moderate Islam today.