Research Catalog

Title

The spirituality of responsibility : Fethullah Gülen and Islamic thought / Simon Robinson.

Author

Robinson, Simon, 1951-

Publication

• London, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2017.
• ©2017

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Details

Description

210 pages; 25 cm

Summary

• "Turkish Islamic leader Fethullah Gülen offers a distinctive view of responsibility, which is explored here for the first time. Simon Robinson shows how Gülen's writings, influenced by both orthodox Islam and the Sufi tradition, contribute a dynamic, holistic and interactive view of responsibility which locates personal identity, agency and freedom in plural relationships. The Spirituality of Responsibility also explores the practice of responsibility in Gülen's life and in the Hizmet movement which he founded. Gülen has been at the centre of many controversies, including in his Movement's relationship with the Turkish government. Charting Gülen's response, from the Israeli Gaza blockade through to more recent crises, the book critiques aspects of both this practice and underlying ideas, and argues that responsibility, focused in dialogue and peace-building, is continuing to evolve in the leadership and practice of the movement, providing a challenge to conventional views of governance and responsibility. This book is an important contribution both to the theological and philosophical debate about responsibility but also to the practice of responsibility focused in creative action, debates in business and contemporary society about responsible governance and enterprise."--
• "An exploration of Turkish Islamic Scholar Fethullah Gülen's view of responsibility and its contribution to theory, value and practice of responsibility"--

Subjects

• Gülen, Fethullah > Influence
• Social movements > Religious aspects > Islam
• Responsibility > Religious aspects > Islam
• Islam > Turkey

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-201) and indexes.

Contents

Introduction -- Responsibility in practice : testing the blockade -- Responsibility -- Responsibility, agency and the virtues -- Social and environmental responsibility -- Responsibility and peace-building -- Responsibility and dialogue -- Conclusions.

Call Number

JFE 17-6788

ISBN

• 9781350009288
• 1350009288
• 9781350009295
• 1350009296

LCCN

• 2016048839
• 40027281006

OCLC

954428448

Author

Robinson, Simon, 1951- author.

Title

The spirituality of responsibility : Fethullah Gülen and Islamic thought / Simon Robinson.

Publisher

London, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2017.

Copyright Date

©2017

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-201) and indexes.

Other Standard Identifier

40027281006

Research Call Number

JFE 17-6788