Table of Contents
Foreword xi
Chapter 1 The Place of Reason in Gülen's Thought 1
The Epistemology of an Intellectual Movement 4
Faith-Based Reasoning 7
Gülen's Intellectual Philosophy 8
Religion and the Danger of Falling into Dogmatism 11
Between Religion and Ideology 13
The Elements of Gülen's Thought 18
Islamic Heritage and the Originality of the Intellectual Approach 20
A Reading of Gülen's Thought 24
Mechanical Thinking and Masterful Thinking 25
The Place of Reason in Gülen's Perspective 35
The Aim of Gülen's Goals and Objectives 39
The Sacred Heritage 43
Gülen's Discourse on the Community of the Qur'an 45
Chapter 2 The Journey of the Ummah from Regressive Jurisprudence to the Jurisprudence of Renaissance 53
Gülen: The Founder of the Jurisprudence of Renaissance and Construction 55
Jurisprudence and Ideological Censure 57
How the Disgrace of the Muslims Started in the Current Era 58
Turkey from the Role of the Custodial to the Role of the Ruled 59
Following the Doctrine of the Greatest Jurisprudence 61
The Ease of the Legislative Rules and Their Creative Essence 66
The Humanitarian-based Concept of Mutual Exchange 77
Conscientious Jurisprudence of Fundamentality and Amendment 81
The Jurisprudence of Financing 86
Chapter 3 The Experience of Service 89
A Step on the Path of the Contemporary Renaissance 89
As We Are Building Our Civilization 90
Globalization and Counter-Globalization 91
Misfortune Wealth 92
How Does Gülen Interpret the Events? 93
Gülen's Call: Obstacles and Realities 94
Hira: A Symbol 97
Deconstructing the Ummah's Entity 97
Gülen's View of Civilization 99
Beginning the Call and the Formation of an Active Human Being 103
School, Man and Civilization 104
Renaissance between the Ineffective School and the Successful School 106
The Most Important Pursuit of the Successful School 108
Culture and Structure 110
The Keyword 112
Chapter 4 Fethullah Gülen and the Philosophy of Construction without Violence 115
Founding the Movement for the Contemporary Renaissance 118
The Role of the Erudite in the Renaissance 119
The Strategy of Non-Violence 124
Choosing the Parties That Are Ready for Dialogue 130
Chapter 5 The Significance of Action 133
The State, the Leader, the Individual and the Construction of Civilization 136
The Jurisprudence of Civilization 140
The Essential Foundations of Humanism in Islam 141
The Sources of Glory and the Spiritual Dimension 142
Liberating the Human Being in Islam 145
The Characteristics of the Islamic Civilization Model 146
Actors and Vanguards: The Spiritual and the Intellectual Leaders 148
Motivations and Incentives 153
The Essential Foundations of Gülen's Civil Perspective 155
The Central Role of Religion in the Reform 157
Framework and Leadership 160
Gülen's Origin and Its Influence 161
The Effect of Relinquishing and Beautification on Gülen 163
The Reformers and the Permanence of Burning the Ego 164
The Inspired Mind and the Intellectual Leaders 166
The Men of Service and Their Role in the Construction 167
The Strategy of Integrating Science and Religion 170
Overcoming the Gaps among Methodology, Performance and Initiatives 171
