M. Hakan Yavuz offers an insightful and wide-ranging study of the Gulen Movement, one of the most controversial developments in contemporary Islam. Founded in Turkey by the Muslim thinker Fethullah Gulen, the Gulen Movement aims to disseminate a ''moderate'' interpretation of Islam through faith-based education.

• Introduction


• Man


• Chapter 1. Lives in Context


• Chapter 2. The Contextual Theology of Gülen: Islamic Enlightenment


• Movement


• Chapter 3. The Structure of the Movement: Authority, Networks, and Communal Spaces


• Chapter 4. Education and the Golden Generation


• Chapter 5. Islamic Ethics and the Spirit of Capitalism


• Meaning and Ideas


• Chapter 6. Islam in the Public Sphere


• Chapter 7. Secularism and Science


• Chapter 8. Interfaith Dialogue


• Chapter 9. The Military and the JDP


• Chapter 10. The Critics of the Movement


• Conclusion


• Notes


• Index

M. Hakan Yavuz is Professor of Political Science at the University of Utah.