The G<U+00fc>len Movement

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Ebaugh, Helen Rose. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Regional planning.; Religion (General).; Anthropology.; Social Sciences.; Sociology, general.; Religious Studies.; Regional and Cultural Studies.; Philosophy.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9894-9

This is one of the first academic books about Fethullah G<U+00fc>len, a Turkish scholar and preacher, and the civic movement he inspired in Turkey and ultimately throughout the world. The movement is rooted in moderate Islam and is committed to educating youth, fostering interfaith and intercu...

Table of Contents:

• Prologue
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Islam and the State throughout Turkish History
• 3. Fethullah G<U+00fc>len, His Life, Beliefs and the Movement He Inspires
• 4. The Network of Local Circles
• 5. The Turkish-Islamic Culture of Giving (with Zachary Baskal)
• 6. The Water for the Mill: Financing of G<U+00fc>len-Inspired Service Projects
• 7. Summary
• Appendix: Voices of the Critics
• References.