Showing posts with label Nonviolence. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nonviolence. Show all posts

Thursday, October 10, 2013

Jack Goldstone on Fethullah Gulen and Gulen Movement

(Video Duration: 1 min 33 secs)

George Mason University professor, Jack Goldstone, shares his view of Fethullah Gulen and the Gulen Movement. Goldstone says he is particularly glad that Gulen has such a remarkable influence over his sympathizers who are committed to the promotion of interfaith dialogue, charity and nonviolence. Speaking of Gulen's anti-violence stance, Goldstone recalls Gulen’s touching statement, as he puts it, condemning Boston bombings, which is a notable example of his efforts in favor of peace.

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Sunday, August 26, 2012

Fethullah Gulen's Care for All Creation as a Means to Nonviolence

(Video Duration: 22 mins. 25 secs. )

Eileen Eppig, Ph.D.
Prof. Eileen Eppig of College of Notre Dame presents her paper at the conference Preventing Violence and Achieving World Peace: The Contributions of the Gulen Movement, held by the Rumi Forum on Oct. 29, 2009 at the University of Maryland, College Park:

The nonviolent and peaceful lifestyle of Fethullah Gulen reflects the Sufi belief that love is the essential element in every creature. Gulen’s own love extends to the entire universe, which is meant to be “read” by human beings in order to achieve faith, knowledge, and closeness to God. With traditional Sufi theology, Gulen relates the inner meaning of the Qur’an to the inner meaning of the natural world. The Qur’an and the universe are two expressions of the same truth.
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