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The Hizmet Movement and Peacebuilding assesses the peacebuilding implications and societal impact of the Hizmet Movement, characterized as a pacifist and inclusive expression of Islam. With a range of both supporters and critics, the studies of the Hizmet Movement presented in these cases provide a counter to negative stereotypes with examples of positive educational institutions rooted in Islamic values. The book includes contributions from scholars and practitioners around the world that critically explore the intersection of the movement and peacebuilding in countries such as Northern Iraq, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Sri Lanka, and the Philippines.
List of contents
Introduction: The Hizmet Movement and Peacebuilding, by Mohammed Abu-Nimer and Timothy Seidel
Part I: Educational Paths to Peacebuilding
Chapter 1: The Resolution of Conflicts and Building Unity, by Eugeniusz Sakowicz
Chapter 2: Parallel Educational Paths to Peacebuilding, by Ori Z. Soltes
Chapter 3: Fethullah Gülen's Pedagogical Ideas and their Practice in Central Asia, by Beishenaliev Almazbek Beishenalievich
Chapter 4: Iraqi Women of Three Generations, by Martha Ann Kirk
Part II: Overcoming "Otherness" and Living Together
Chapter 5: The Violence of Identity Formation and the Case of Hizmet Exceptionalism, by Jessica Rehman
Chapter 6: Peace-Building Initiatives in Nigeria, by Margaret A. Johnson
Chapter 7: Hizmet Educational Institutions and the Kurdish Community, by Sophia Pandya
Chapter 8: Turkish Active Diplomacy in the Philippines as Inspired by Fethullah Gülen's Ideas, by Henelito A. Sevilla, Jr.
Part III: The Conceptual Foundations of the Hizmet Movement's Approach to Peacebuilding
Chapter 9: Fractal Complexity in Fethullah Gülen's Writings Dealing with Aspects of Peacebuilding, by Abdul Karim Bangura
Chapter 10: Service that Listens Loudly, by Thomas Gage
Chapter 11: Plurality, Peacebuilding, and Islam, by Kajit Bagu
Part IV: Spirituality, Interfaith and Intra-faith Engagement toward Peacebuilding
Chapter 12: The Importance of Hizmet Movement in the Process of Peace Building in Ethiopia, by Teshome Berhanu Kemal
Chapter 13: Paradigm of Service, by Shanthikumar Hettiarachchi
Chapter 14: Conflict and Peacebuilding in a Multi-religious and Multi-ethnic State, by Amidu Olalekan Sanni
Chapter 15: Gülen, Lederach, and Peacebuilding, by Simon Robinson
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Edited by Mohammed Abu-Nimer and Timothy Seidel - Contributions by Mohammed Abu-Nimer; Timothy Seidel; Eugeniusz Sakowicz; Ori Z. Soltes; Beishenaliev Almazbek Beishenalievich; Martha Ann Kirk; Jessica Rehman; Margaret A. Johnson; Sophia Pandya; Henelito
Summary
In this collection of essays, authors from a variety of disciplines critically examine the peacebuilding implications and societal impact of the Hizmet Movement. Increased scholarly attention is being paid to the role of religion in peacebuilding theory and practice, and in particular how that is expressed in Islam and Islamic contexts.
