The Gülen Movement: A Sociological Analysis of a Civic Movement Rooted in Moderate Islam |  | Author: Helen Rose Ebaugh
Publisher: Springer
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This is one of the first academic books about Fethullah Gülen, a Turkish scholar and preacher, and the civic movement he inspired in Turkey and ultimately throughout the world. The movement is rooted in moderate Islam and is committed to educating youth, fostering interfaith and intercultural dialog, assisting the needy in society and contributing to global peace. Based on interview data and visits to Gülen-inspired institutions, the book describes the movement from a sociological perspective, especially through the lens of social movement theory. It is the first book, grounded in empirical methodology, to describe the movement to a Western audience. It will be of special interest to social scientists interested in religious movements, religious scholars seeking information on Islamic movements and the general public eager to discover a moderate Islam that promotes humanitarian projects.
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 An Inspiring Book December 31, 2009
John D.
46 out of 48 found this review helpful
The book provides a detailed analysis on the motivation of millions of people who work for peace in the world.
You may want to read it because:
1-)it is a story of an inspiring man who was able to mobilize millions to work for the society without any expectation.
2-) it has a comprehensive anlaysis and many real life cases about the financial sources of the Gulen Movement.
3-)it has many references to academic sources that make the arguments presented reliable, yet it is written in such a way that makes it easy to read.
4-) you may want to spend more time for your local community after reading it.
What we don't see on the media published in this book February 14, 2010
Joseph
17 out of 19 found this review helpful
We often see Muslims on the media as people affiliated with violence and terror. But is that the real picture of the Muslims all around the world. Absolutely not. Those few do the violence make to the media, those who do the good never do. Many thanks to the individuals like Professor Helen Ebaugh who is bringing those who do amazing good things to peoples' attentions. The Gulen movement is a must know for every individual living in the West and East. I'd strongly recommend everyone to read this great book. I greatly thank to the professor for writing about such a social phenomena so enlightening the west by informing about the good happening in your neck of the woods.
Very detailed and through study of Gulen movement February 18, 2010
Emin D. Ozkan
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
This is a very detailed analysis of Gulen movement. There are many statistics that I did not know. The part about financing of Gulen movement was very interesting. Some doctors were giving 40% of their income to Gulen movement. For example they gave 40000$ out of their 120000 dolar income.
The Warmest Academic Book I Ever Read February 28, 2010
Muzaffer M. Tabanli (Somerset,NJ USA)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
Before I read the book I had two questions. First how can the discourse of an academic book reflects the warmness of Mr. Gulen and the people that he inspired. As someone who is closely following the movement for two decades, my second question was what can she tell me other than what I already know. After I read the book my both questions are answered in a positive way.
First of all, the author carefully included comments of the people that she interviewed which carried the warm breeze of the Anatolian people. She also highlighted the elements from the Anatolian culture which nurtured the movement and underlined the motivational elements. She finally gave sound, rational and substantiated answers to those who (still) fears the movement.
I congratulate Helen Rose Ebaugh and recommend this book, not only to readers who are interested in Turkey and Islam, but also to those who are involved with humanitarian and civic movements all around the world.
This book should be in your library! March 14, 2010
Hilal Is
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
in this book you can find both a dedicated life and how this dedicated life makes big changes to a society and so to the whole world. i think, this book is a good pioneer for future studies. I strongly recommended this book, it should be in our libraries.
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