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

by Ozdemir,Ibrahim

• ISBN13: 9780754650157
• ISBN10: 0754650154
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-05-28
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors	vii
Acknowledgements	xiii
Introduction	xv
PART I: Non-Violence and Peace
1 Bediuzzaman Said Nursi and the Risale-i Nur
Sükran Vahide	3	(34)
2 The Ethics of Pardon and Peace: A Dialogue of Ideas between the Thought of Pope John Paul II and the Risale-i Nur
Thomas Michel, S.J.	37	(11)
3 Renewal and Reformation in the Mid-Twentieth Century: Bediuzzaman Said Nursi and Religion in the 1950's
John Obert Voll	48	(17)
PART II: Ethics and Dialogue
4 Secular or Religious Foundations for Ethics: A Case Study of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi
Ian S. Markham	65	(14)
5 "Patience is Beautiful:" Qur'anic Ethics in Said Nursi's Risale-i Nur
Asma Afsaruddin	79	(10)
6 The Ethics of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi's Dialogue with the West in Light of His Concept of 'Europe'
Patrice C. Brodeur	89	(11)
7 Ethics in the Confucian Text: Comparative Study with Risale-i Nur
Jemil Hee-Soo Lee	100	(9)
8 An Outline of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi's Views on Christianity and the West
Sükran Vahide	109	(12)
PART III: Globalization
9 Is Globalization a Threat to Islam? Said Nursi's Response
Oliver Leaman	121	(6)
10 Bediuzzaman Said Nursi's Historical Self-Consciousness
Mahan H. Mirza	127	(9)
11 Globalization in Light of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi's Risale-i Nur: An Exposition
Amer Al-Roubaie and Shaifiq Alvi	136	(12)
12 Globalization: Its Meaning, Scope and Impact in the Light of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi's Damascus Sermon
Fred A. Reed	148	(9)
13 Virtue vs. Decadence: The Struggle of Civilizations within the Global Village
Necati Aydin	157	(17)
14 Islam and Modernity
Dunnus Hocaoglu	174	(21)
15 The Gesture of Said Nursi as a Challenge to Modernity
Wolf D. Ahmed Aries	195	(7)
16 Rethinking Globalization: Hardt and Negri in Conversation with Said Nursi
Ian S. Markham	202	(10)
Bibliography	212	(4)
Index	216