An Introduction To Said Nursi

Author : Ian S. Markham
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317181603
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Introduction to Said Nursi written by Ian S. Markham and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-15 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contemporary Islamic thinkers are often studied sociologically rather than as theologians. There are many accessible introductions to Christian theologians, but very few such studies of Islamic thinkers. This book, and this series, seeks to change this situation: offering new introductions to influential Islamic thinkers and engaging, at the level of ideas, with the rich depths of contemporary Islamic theology. This book introduces to the English-speaking world the leading modern Islamic thinker Said Nursi (1878-1960) - who has some nine million followers in modern day Turkey and around the world. After an opening chapter that provides an overview of his life, the next four chapters outline the theology of Nursi on God, the Qur'an, the West and Politics. The final section provides an invaluable resource of readings from Nursi's most important writings. Providing an introduction to a major form of Islam which is committed to non-violence, dialogue and constructive relationships with the West, this is the first student textbook to introduce a contemporary Islamic theologian in a systematic way.

Author : Colin Turner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780198060321
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Said Nursi written by Colin Turner and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Mr Ibrahim M Abu-Rabi
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 140948095X
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Theodicy and Justice in Modern Islamic Thought written by Mr Ibrahim M Abu-Rabi and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2013-06-28 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the theology and philosophy of the distinguished modern Muslim scholar and theologian Bediuzzaman Said Nursi [d.1960]. Nursi wrote in both Ottoman Turkish and Arabic and his life and thought reflected the transition of modern Turkey from an empire to a secular republic. The contributors to this volume shed new light on two major dimensions of Nursi's thought: theodicy and justice. Classical Muslim theologians debated these two important issues; however, we must consider the modern debate of these issues in the context of the radical political and social transformations of modern Turkey. Nursi explored these matters as they related to the development of state and society and the crisis of Islam in the modern secular nation-state. Nursi is the founder of a 'faith movement' in contemporary Turkey with millions of followers worldwide. In this book, distinguished scholars in Islamic, Middle Eastern, and Turkish Studies explore Nursi's thought on theodicy and justice in comparison with a number of western philosophers, theologians, and men of letters, such as Dante, Merton, Kant, and Moltman. This book presents an invaluable resource for studies in comparative religion, philosophy, and Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies.

Author : Ibrahim M. Abu-Rabi?
Publisher : SUNY Press
ISBN 13 : 9780791474747
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Spiritual Dimensions of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi's Risale-I Nur written by Ibrahim M. Abu-Rabi? and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 2008-07-24 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Nur community is one of the most significant religious and social movements in contemporary Turkey, with millions of adherents and a strong institutional and educational system throughout the country. This volume presents a picture of its spiritual dimensions by focusing on the ideas of its founder, Turkish theologian Bediuzzaman Said Nursi (1877-1960). Prominent scholars in contemporary Islamic studies and comparative spirituality examine the various facets of Nursi's spirituality as revealed in his magnum opus, Risale-i Nur, which began to take shape in the 1920s and is considered Nursi's deep reflection on the Qur'an in light of rapidly changing conditions in Turkey. Nursi argued that Islam must be organically linked to empire in order to preserve its identity in the modern era, fostering a spiritual tradition that has steadfastly survived the secular project of Kemalism. Book jacket.

Author : Sukran Vahide
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 0791482979
Total Pages : 442 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Islam in Modern Turkey written by Sukran Vahide and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2012-02-16 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Islam in Modern Turkey presents one of the most comprehensive studies in English of the seminal Turkish thinker and theologian, Bediuzzaman Said Nursi (1876–1960). A devout Muslim who strongly believed in peacefully coexisting with the West, Nursi inspired a faith movement that has played a vital role in the revival of Islam in Turkey and now numbers several million followers worldwide. While Nursi's ideas have been afforded considerable analysis, this book is the first to situate these ideas and his related activities in their historical contexts. Based on the available sources and Nursi's own works, here is a complete and balanced view of this important theologian's life and thought.

Author : Tubanur Yesilhark Ozkan
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317187547
Total Pages : 240 pages
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Download or read book A Muslim Response to Evil written by Tubanur Yesilhark Ozkan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-03-03 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While Christian approaches to the problem of evil have been much discussed, the issue of theodicy in Islam is relatively neglected. A Muslim Response to Evil explores new insights and viewpoints and discusses possible solutions to theodicy and the problem of evil through the early philosophy and theology ofIslam as well as through a semantic analysis of evil (sharr) in the Qur’Ä n. Reflecting on Said Nursi’s magnum opus, the Risale-i Nur Collection (Epistles of Light), Tubanur Yesilhark Ozkan puts Nursi’s theodicy into discourse with so called ’secular’ theodicy or ’anthropodicy’, supported by scholars such as Newton, Descartes, Leibniz, Spinoza, Hume, and Kant. Her study offers a fascinating new perspective on the problem of evil for scholars of comparative religion, philosophy of religion, and Islamic thought.

Author : Ibrahim M. Abu-Rabi'
Publisher : SUNY Press
ISBN 13 : 9780791457009
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Islam at the Crossroads written by Ibrahim M. Abu-Rabi' and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 2003-04-09 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sheds light on one of the most important religious thinkers in the modern Muslim world.

Author : Bediuzzaman Said Nursi
Publisher : Tughra Books
ISBN 13 : 1597848956
Total Pages : 242 pages
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Download or read book The Staff of Moses written by Bediuzzaman Said Nursi and published by Tughra Books. This book was released on 2014-09-15 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Staff of Moses is a collection of Nursi's writings concerning worship, youth, life after death, belief in the Hereafter and their relation with happiness in this world and the next.

Author : Ibrahim Ozdemir
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351932926
Total Pages : 243 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Globalization, Ethics and Islam written by Ibrahim Ozdemir and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-03-02 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Said Nursi (1877-1960) was an advocate of a form of Islam strongly committed to non-violence and constructive engagement with the West and Christianity. He has six million followers - the Nursi community - primarily in Turkey. Yet many in the USA and Europe are not familiar with his important work; this book seeks to rectify that gap. In Globalization, Ethics and Islam, Jewish, Christian and Islamic scholars reflect upon the achievement of Said Nursi and apply his thought to the complex issues of non-violence, dialogue and globalization.

Author : Ian S. Markham
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1498292224
Total Pages : 454 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Companion to Said Nursi Studies written by Ian S. Markham and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2017-08-24 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.