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Globalization, Ethics, and Islam: the Case of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi

By Ian Markham and Ibrahim Ozdemir

LC control no.

2004025369

Type of material

Book

Main title

Globalization, ethics, and Islam: the case of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi / edited by Ian Markham and Ibrahim Ozdemir.

Published/Created

Burlington, Vt: Ashgate Pub., 2005.

Related names

Markham, Ian S. » More like this
Özdemir, İbrahim. » More like this

Description

xix, 218 p. ; 24 cm.

ISBN

0754650154 (hardback : alk. paper)

Contents

Contents

List of Contributorsvii

Introductionxiii

PART I: Non-Violence and Peace

  1. Bediuzzaman Said Nursi & The Risale-i Nur

Sukran Vahide1

  1. The Ethics of Pardon and Peace: A Dialogue of Ideas between the Thought of Pope John II and the Risale-i Nur

Thomas Michel35

  1. Renewal and Reformation in the Mid-Twentieth Century: Bediuzzaman Said Nursi and Religion in the 1950's

John Obert Voll46

PART II: Ethics and Dialogue

  1. Secular or Religious Foundation for Ethics: A Case Study of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi

Ian Markham62

  1. Qur'anic Ethics and Said Nursi's Risale-i Nur

Asma Afsaruddin76

  1. The Ethics of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi's Dialogue with the West in Light of His Concept of 'Europe'

Patrice C. Brodeur86

  1. Ethics in the Confucian Text: Comparative Study with Risale-i Nur

Jemil Hee-Soo Lee97

  1. An Outline of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi's Views of Christianity and the West

Sukran Vahide106

PART III: Globalization

  1. Is Globalization a Threat to Islam? Said Nursi's Response

Oliver Leaman116

  1. Globalization in the Light of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi's Risale-i Nur: An Exposition

Amer Al-Roubaie and Shaifiq Alvi122

  1. Globalization: Its Meaning, Scope and Impact in the Light of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi's Damascus Sermon

Fred A. Reed134

  1. 12 Virtue vs. Decadence: The Struggle of Civilizations within the Global Village

Necati Aydin143

  1. Islam and Modernity

Durmus Hocaoglu160

  1. The Gesture of Said Nursi as a Challenge to Modernity

Ahmad Aries181

  1. Rethinking Globalization: Hardt and Negri in Conversation with Said Nursi

Ian Markham188

Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [212]-215) and index.

Subjects

Nursı̂, Said, 1873-1960. Risale-i nur. » More like this
Nurculuk--Doctrines. » More like this
Islamic ethics. » More like this
Globalization--Religious aspects--Islam. » More like this
Religious pluralism--Islam. » More like this
Islam--Relations. » More like this

LC classification

BP252 .G56 2005

Dewey class no.

297.8/3

Quality code

pcc

Links

Table of contents: <http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip052/2004025369.html>

Abstract

Said Nursi (1877-1960) was an advocate of a form of Islam strongly committed to non-violence and constructive engagement with the West and Christianity. He has six million followers - the Nursi community - primarily in Turkey. Yet many in the USA and Europe are not familiar with his important work; this book seeks to rectify that gap. In Globalization, Ethics and Islam, Jewish, Christian and Islamic scholars reflect upon the achievement of Said Nursi and apply his thought to the complex issues of non-violence, dialogue and globalization.

About the Editor: Ian Markham is a leading specialist in interreligious dialogue and theology. His publications include Plurality and Christian Ethics (Cambridge University Press, 1996) and A World Religions Reader (Blackwells, 2000), and he is co-editor with Ibrahim Abu-Rabi’ of September 11: Religious Perspectives on the Causes and Consequences (Oneworld, 2002).

Ibrahim Ozdemir is a leading member of the Nursi community from Turkey. His books include Postmodern Thoughts: Essays on Philosophy, Philosophy of Science and Postmodernity (Istanbul, 2001) and he has written widely on environmental ethics in Islam. He has taught and lectured throughout the USA.

Reviews:

'An excellent example of co-operative scholarship between Muslims and Christians. Anyone who wishes to learn about a thoroughly orthodox, tolerant and eirenic Islam, as expressed by the early twentieth-century Turkish writer, Said Nursi, should read this book.'
Professor Keith Ward, Christ Church, Oxford, UK

'It can no longer be said that 'east is east and west is west and never the twain shall meet.' The world of Islam has penetrated the western world in ways that cannot be ignored. Inter-religious dialogue is essential and this book will do much to facilitate that dialogue. It is a brilliant read.' Dr Tony Compolo, Founder and President of the Evangelical Association for the Promotion of Education, USA

'This is a welcome book: there are very few works on Said Nursi. It is obviously of great relevance in the post 9/11 period and will provide fascinating reading for scholars, academics and those interested in Islam, Turkey and in other fields of social science.'
Professor Lloyd Ridgeon, University of Glasgow, UK

'... this book is never less than fascinating.' Heythrop Journal