The Spirituality of Responsibility - Fethullah Gulen and Islamic Thought

Turkish Islamic leader Fethullah Gulen offers a distinctive view of responsibility, which is explored here for the first time. Simon Robinson shows how Gulen''s writings, influenced by both orthodox Islam and the Sufi tradition, contribute a dynamic, holistic and interactive view of responsibility which locates personal identity, agency and freedom in plural relationships. also explores the practice of responsibility in Gulen''s life and in the Hizmet movement which he founded. Gulen has been at the centre of many controversies, including in his Movement''s relationship with the Turkish government. Charting Gulen''s response, from the Israeli Gaza blockade through to more recent crises, the book critiques aspects of both this practice and underlying ideas, and argues that responsibility, focused in dialogue and peace-building, is continuing to evolve in the leadership and practice of the movement, providing a challenge to conventional views of governance and responsibility. This book is an important contribution both to the theological and philosophical debate about responsibility but also to the practice of responsibility focused in creative action, debates in business and contemporary society about responsible governance and enterprise.>

List of contents

Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. Responsibility in practice: testing the blockade
2. Responsibility
3. Responsibility, agency and the virtues
4. Social and environmental responsibility
5. Responsibility and peacebuilding
6. Responsibility and dialogue
7. Conclusions
Bibliography
Index

About the author

Simon Robinson is Professor of Applied and Professional Ethics, and Director of Research Centre for Governance, Leadership and Global Responsibility, Leeds Beckett University, UK. He is also editor of Journal of Global Responsibility.

Product details

• Authors: Simon Robinson, Simon (Leeds Beckett University Robinson
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2017
• EAN: 9781350009288
• ISBN: 978-1-350-00928-8
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Miscellaneous; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Business Ethics, RELIGION / Islam / Rituals & Practice, Business ethics & social responsibility, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Business ethics and social responsibility, Islamic Life & Practice, Islamic life and practice