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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812552803321

Titolo

Flying with two wings : interreligious dialogue in the age of global terrorism / / edited by Virginia Burnett and Yetkin Yildirim

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle upon Tyne, : Cambridge Scholars, 2011

ISBN

1-283-43578-0

9786613435781

1-4438-3224-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (163 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

Garrard-BurnettVirginia <1957->

YildirimYetkin <1974->

Disciplina

201.72

Soggetti

Peace-building - Religious aspects

Islam - Relations - Christianity

Christianity and other religions - Islam

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.

Nota di contenuto

TABLE OF CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; CHAPTER TEN

Sommario/riassunto

Many people are of the opinion that our world faces a crisis, a "clash of civilizations," from which we are unlikely to recover. However, Turkish born educator, scholar and advocate for peace Fethullah Gülen believes that through education, tolerance, and dialogue, peace can be achieved. Gülen has spoken of what he calls "peace islands" in an analogy describing his non-violent, cooperative ideas about conflict resolution. The perceived "clash of civilizations" may come in waves of violence an...