Synopses & Reviews
Readers of this book will gain a fuller understanding of where Gulen stands on issues of inherent human value and dignity, freedom of thought, education and taking responsibility for creating society and the world - also, they will see how people have concerned themselves with these ideas for many centuries and have come to conclusions analogous to Gulen's. In addition, readers will also see how different perspectives across time, geography, worldview, etc can still find points on which to dialogue and find a deep resonance. This is a nice read for those who wants to see a connection between difference civilizations.
About the Author
B. Jill Carroll is a lecturer in humanities and religious studies and the associate director of Boniuk Center at Rice University–Houston. She is the author of The Savage Side: Reclaiming Violent Models of God. Akbar S. Ahmed is the Ibn Khaldun chair of Islamic studies at American University in Washington, DC. He has written numerous books on Islam and is considered a leading authority on contemporary Islam.