A Dialogue of Civilizations - Softcover

Carroll, Jill

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1597841102 ISBN 13: 9781597841108

Publisher: Tughra Books, 2007

Synopsis

Fethullah Glen is a Turkish intellectual, scholar, and activist whose influence over a new Islamic intellectual, social, and spiritual revival is revealed in this insightful book. Readers will gain a fuller understanding of where Glen stands on issues of inherent human value and dignity, freedom of thought, education and taking responsibility for creating society and the world. In addition, readers will also see how different perspectives across time, geography, and worldview can still find points on which to engage in dialogue and find a deep resonance.

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From the Back Cover:

This book is magnificently successful in demonstrating the compatibility of Western humanistic and the religious Islamic dialogue of Fethullah Gulen without removing from the sight the divine inspiration of the latter's thinking. In a Western world emotionally held intellectual hostage by "The War on Terror" and its assumption of Islamic culpability, it cuts to the contrary heart of the matter. The reader is left with the conclusion that Islam and the West are two civilizations whose core ideas can be the subject of a mutually informing intellectual dialogue."

--Louis Cantori University of Maryland

"I particularly enjoyed Dr. Carroll's inclusion of Gulen's thoughts on human beings "possessing value higher even than angels" - thoughts also developed in the writings of the Apostle Paul and Saint Gregory Palamas. This book will be of great benefit in acknowledging the common dignity of all human beings." --Rev. Alexei Smith, Archdiocese of Los Angeles

"In this brilliant and timely book Dr. Jill Carroll describes effectively not only the need for dialogue, she also shows us the critical way forward. In the spirit of Rumi Dr. Jill Carroll invites all to come to the table to discuss the truth about ourselves and our world."

-- David B. Capes Houston Baptist University

"I feel quite comfortable recommending this book to others. It has sent me back to the writings of F. Gulen himself so that I may take in his message of peace and love."

--Richard Penaskovic, Auburn University

About the Author:

B. Jill Carroll is a lecturer in humanities and religious studies and the associate director of Boniuk Center at Rice University–Houston. She is the author of The Savage Side: Reclaiming Violent Models of God.

About this edition

• Publisher: Tughra Books
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1597841102
• ISBN 13: 9781597841108
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128