Making peace in and with the world : the Gulen movement and eco-justice / edited by Heon Kim and John Raines.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kim, Heon.

Raines, John.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental justice--Religious aspects--Islam.

Environmental justice.

Peace.

Social movements--Religious aspects--Islam.

Social movements.

Gulen, Fethullah.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (163 p.)

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Making Peace In and With the World: The Gülen Movement and Eco-Justice is a representative study and working analysis of contemporary Islamic thought on eco-justice. It cuts through problems facing humanity today, ranging from inequality and violence in the smaller globalized world to "the end/death of nature" as signaled by various environmental and ecological crises. Addressing these problems, this volume sheds light on two dimensions of peace in the earth community - making peace between d...

Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; PART 1; THE SPIRITUAL CRISIS AT THE HEART OF THE CRISIS OF ECO-JUSTICE; VIOLENCE AND THE PERCEPTION OF THE OTHER; JUSTICE AND CHARITY; END TIMES FOR THESE TIMES; DIALOGUE BETWEEN RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES; PART 2; "SACRED SPACE" AND A COMING RELIGIOUS PEACE IN THE THOUGHT OF M. FETHULLAH GÜLEN AND IN THE HIZMET MOVEMENT; FETHULLAH GÜLEN AND ECO-JUSTICE; "SELF AND OTHERS" FOR RELIGIOUS ECOLOGY; THE GÜLEN MOVEMENT; BIBLIOGRAPHY; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-48601-5

9786613580993

1-4438-3595-1

OCLC:

823720850