In dieser ersten kritischen Biografie über Fethullah Gülen nimmt uns der Historiker Jon Pahl mit auf eine Reise, auf der wir Weisheit und Kontroversen entdecken, von der Türkei der 1940er-Jahre bis in die USA des 21. Jahrhunderts. Pahl erzählt die Geschichte eines frommen muslimischen Jungen aus einem kleinen, abgelegenen türkischen Dorf, der einerseits eine weltweite Bewegung von Millionen von Menschen inspiriert hat, die sich der Alphabetisierung, dem sozialen Unternehmertum und dem inte...

It is widely recognized that American culture is both exceptionally religious and exceptionally violent. Americans participate in religious communities in high numbers, yet American citizens also own guns at rates far beyond those of citizens in other industrialized nations. Since 9/11, United States scholars have understandably discussed religious violence in terms of terrorist acts, a focus that follows United States policy. Yet, according to Jon Pahl, to identify religious violence only...

Nesta primeira biografia crítica de Fethullah Gülen em inglês, o historiador Jon Pahl nos leva em uma jornada onde descobrimos sabedoria e controvérsia, da Turquia de 1940 aos EUA no século XXI. Pahl explora a história de uma das figuras mais controversas de nossos tempos tanto como a biografia pessoal como a biografia pública do movimento social que ele inspirou, o Movimento Hizmet. Com prosa viva e extensa pesquisa, Pahl traça a vida e o pensamento de Fethullah Gülen em seus contextos, a...

The contribution of this book to the field of reconciliation is both theoretical and practical, recognizing that good theory guides effective practice and practice is the ground for compelling theory. Using a Girardian hermeneutic as a starting point, a new conceptual Gestalt emerges in these essays, one not fully integrated in a formal way but showing a clear understanding of some of the challenges and possibilities for dealing with the deep divisions, enmity, hatred, and other effects of...

Intended for students as well as scholars of religion and violence, Belief and Bloodshed discusses how the relationship between religion and violence is not unique to a post-9/11 world-it has existed throughout all of recorded history and culture. The book makes clear the complex interactions between religion, violence, and politics to show that religion as always innocent or always evil is misguided, and that rationalizations by religion for political power and violence are not n...