Mastering Knowledge in Modern Times: Fethullah Gülen as an Islamic Scholar - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1935295101 ISBN 13: 9781935295105

Publisher: Blue Dome Press, 2011

Synopsis

Although a number of conferences have been organised in recent years emphasising the social, civic and educational activities of the Gülen Movement, as well as Gülen's contribution to inter-religious dialogue, very little attention has been paid to his formal and informal education, his scholarly works and his interpretation of basic Islamic sources and disciplines in the modern period. In fact, his expertise goes beyond the limitations of modern academic compartmentalisation of Islamic studies. Gülen's analyses have social, psychological, cultural and philosophical dimensions that differentiate his Qur'anic exegesis from that of his many classical counterparts. This edited book aims to explore Gülen's personal and theological profile in relation to Qur'anic exegesis (tafsir), Prophetic tradition (hadith), Islamic law (fiqh), Islamic systematic theology (kalam), Sufism (tasawwuf), and Muslim heresiography (al-milal wa al-nihal or firaq literatures).

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About the Author

Professor Ismail Albayrak is the Fethullah Gülen Chair in the Study of Islam and Muslim-Catholic Relations, School of Theology, Australian Catholic University in Melbourne.

Edition details

• Publisher: Blue Dome Press
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1935295101
• ISBN 13: 9781935295105
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 169
• Editor: Ismail Albayrak