Islam and Peacebuilding: Gulen Movement’s Initiatives

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Edited by John Esposito and Ihsan Yilmaz, this book explores the contributions of the Gulen movement in the area of interfaith dialogue. Contributing scholars take on the examples of interfaith or intercultural dialogue projects of the Gulen movement throughout the world and analyze their potential impact as well as the reasoning and philopshy behind. Overall, the book alters perceptions on the issue of common understanding and dialogue between Islam and the rest of the world.
John Esposito is Al Waleed bin Talal Professor at the Center for Christian-Muslim Understanding, Georgetown University. He has authored numerous books and articles on Islam. Ihsan Yilmaz is an associate professor of political science at Fatih University, Istanbul, Turkey.