A Dialogue of Civilizations: Gulen's Islamic Ideals and Humanistic Discourse (edit title)

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  “Islamic ideals!”

  Orchid of India wrote this review Friday, November 30 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
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  “I think that in the wake of 9/11 many of us are confused. We see the terror caused on that day as being a Muslim phenomenon and since the majority of us don't have a clue about Islam, we assume this religion to be based in anger, war, and death. A Dialogue of Civilizations seeks to educate us about Islamic ideals by exploring the philosophy of Fethullah Gülen.
  
  Gülen is a Sufi scholar, philosopher, and a worldwide advocate for tolerance and interfaith dialogue. Gülen's philosophies are widely taught is schools and universities in Turkey. They are quickly becoming part of a new political, social, and spiritual movement.
  
  In order to more fully understand the words of Gülen, A Dialogue of Civilizations holds several mock dialogues with Gülen and various familiar philosophers such as Confucius, Plato, Immanuel Kant, John Stuart Mills, and Jean Paul Sartre. Discussion topics include inherent human value, freedom, the human ideal, education, and responsibility.
  
  A Dialogue of Civilizations is a good introduction to Gülen's philosophies. Thus, the reader need not have any previous knowledge of Islamic ideals or Gülen to fully comprehend the dialogues. I do, however, feel that a basic understanding of the philosophies of Confucius, Plato, Immanuel Kant, John Stuart Mills, and Jean Paul Sartre will aid in the reader's comprehension and ability to compare ideals of the various individuals.
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  Tami Brady wrote this review Sunday, September 2 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No