The companion to Said Nursi studies / edited by Ian S. Markham & Zeyneb Sayilgan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Markham, Ian S., editor.

Sayilgan, Zeyneb, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nursi, Said, 1873-1960.

Nursi, Said.

Nurculuk.

Islam--20th century.

Islam.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (436 pages)

Place of Publication:

Eugene, Oregon : Pickwick Publications, 2017.

Summary:

Contemporary Islamic theology remains a neglected area in studies on Islam. This work is dedicated to the thought and ideas of Said Nursi (1876-1960), one of the most prominent Muslim theologians of the twentieth century. Nursi inspired a faith movement--the Nur community--that originated in Turkey. It continues to play a key role in the revival of Islam and now numbers several millions of followers worldwide. His legacy and impact deserve therefore to be examined more closely.This volume is the most substantial overview in English of the inspiration of Said Nursi and his masterpiece the Risale-i Nur. In the beginning, the essays provide the reader with Nursi's historical context and biography. Then Nursi's theological views, his understanding of society, and ideas on politics are placed under the spotlight. Over the last twenty years, more and more comparative religion specialists in the West have become acquainted with Said Nursi. Nursi studies is now an established discipline, and this volume is a celebration of that reality. As it reveals, Muslims and Christians are grappling with the wisdom of this remarkable, rich thinker.

Contents:

Late Ottoman intellectual history and Nursi / M. Sait Özervarli

Said Nursi from the Ottoman to the republican periods : a short biography / ŞükranVahide

My meeting with Said Nursi / Fred A. Reed

Said Nursi's Qur'anic hermeneutics / Yamina Mermer & Isra Yazicioğlu

Concept of God in the Risale-i-Nur : God through his creative activity / Yamina Mermer

The significance of resurrection and the afterlife in the writings of Bediüzzaman Said Nursi / Cüneyt Şimşek

The problem of evil in the writings of Bediüzzaman Said Nursi / Cüneyt Şimşek

A graceful reconciliation : Said Nursi on free will and destiny / Ümeyye Isra Yazicioğlu

Supplication as agent and fruit of transformation for Bediüzzaman Said Nursi / Lucinda Allen Mosher

The moral world of Said Nursi / M. Salih Sayilgan - Morality and ethics in the Risale-i Nur / Suendam Birinci Pirim, Harun Pirim

The importance of the Sunna in Islamic spirituality : Said Nursi's approach / M. Salih Sayilgan

The prophetic virtue of compassion as a core principle of the Risale-i Nur / Zeyneb Sayilgan

An outline of the social theology of Said Nursi / Syed Farid Alatas

The Risale-i Nur as an epistemological ground for the framework of a sociology of science / Alparslan Açikgenç

Said Nursi's view on materialism, positivism, and sciences / Yunus Çengel

The Medresetü'z-Zehrâ - explorations into its nature and significance / Zeyneb Sayilgan

Spiritual and moral reform of Muslim inmates : the model of Said Nursi / Benaouda Bensaid

The dissemination of the Risale-i Nur in Europe and the United States / Zeyneb Sayilgan

Christian-Muslim engagement / Thomas Michel

Roman Catholic theological engagement with Said Nursi / Leo D. Lefebure

Said Nursi's positive action as a method of serving belief and peace / Ahmet Yildiz

Religious struggle in modern Turkey : Said Nursi's interpretation of jihad / Çükran Vahíde

The nation state and nationalism in the thought of Said Nursi / Elmira Akhmetova

The future of Nursi studies / Ian S. Markham.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 18, 2017).

ISBN:

9781498292238

1498292232