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Renewing Islam by Service: A Christian View of Fethullah Gülen and the Hizmet Movement
Pim Valkenberg
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Hardcover. Num Pages: 394 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; HRAF; HRC; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Renewing Islam by Service offers a theological account of the contemporary Turkish faith-based service movement started by Fethullah Gülen, and placed against the backdrop of changes in modern Turkish society. The life and works of Gülen are analyzed against the background of developments in Turkish society, and of spiritual Islamic tendencies in the transition from the Ottoman empire to the secular republic. Pim Valkenberg includes stories of his personal experiences with supporters of this movement, in a number of different countries, and analyzes the spiritual practices and the faith-based service of this movement that is also compared to some important ... Read more
Renewing Islam by Service offers a theological account of the contemporary Turkish faith-based service movement started by Fethullah Gülen, and placed against the backdrop of changes in modern Turkish society. The life and works of Gülen are analyzed against the background of developments in Turkish society, and of spiritual Islamic tendencies in the transition from the Ottoman empire to the secular republic. Pim Valkenberg includes stories of his personal experiences with supporters of this movement, in a number of different countries, and analyzes the spiritual practices and the faith-based service of this movement that is also compared to some important ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
394
Place of Publication
Washington, United States
ISBN
9780813227559
SKU
V9780813227559
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About Pim Valkenberg
Wilhelmus (Pim) Valkenberg is professor of theology and religious studies at The Catholic University of America, USA.
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