Hizmet Means Service: Perspectives on an Alternative Path within Islam

Hizmet Means Service: Perspectives on an Alternative Path within Islam
Format
Hardback
Publisher
University of California Press
Country
United States
Published
22 September 2015
Pages
216
ISBN
9780520285170

Hizmet Means Service: Perspectives on an Alternative Path within Islam

Hizmet Means Service examines Hizmet, a Turkey-based but global movement dedicated to human service. Inspired by Fethullah Gulen, a Sufi Muslim mystic, scholar, and preacher, it is an international endeavor focused on education, business, interfaith dialogue, science, and efforts to promote tolerance and understanding. One of Hizmet’s main tenets is that religious believers can hold profound beliefs and commit spiritually inspired acts of service without discriminating against or alienating people of other faiths. Even as a ruling party in Turkey has set out to undercut the movement, its international influence continues to grow and attract followers who are devoted to service.

The scholars whose work appears in this book represent a variety of disciplines, faiths, and nations and offer a wide range of narratives, analyses, and critiques. This title moves beyond mere introduction, analyzing Hizmet and the manifestations of this interfaith movement.

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