An Analysis of the Gülen Movement
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This study is an effort to understand how the Gülen movement, named after the prominent Turkish scholar Fethullah Gülen, has a sphere of influence on the global scale. Active in more than a hundred countries with schools and intercultural centers, the Gülen movement is considered to be one of the most significant social movements that arose from the Muslim world.
# Article Title Author
1 The Cultural Foundations of Tolerance and Dialogue Enes Ergene
2 Who is M. Fethullah Gülen? Enes Ergene
3 The Tradition of Public Oration Enes Ergene
4 First Steps Toward Dialogue and Reconciliation Enes Ergene
5 The Journalists and Writers Foundation Enes Ergene
6 The Gülen Movement and Islam Enes Ergene
7 Is the Gülen Movement a Religious Order? Enes Ergene
8 The Gülen Movement, Dialogue, and Tolerance Enes Ergene
9 The Concept of Community and Formation of Communities Enes Ergene
10 Community Formation: Identity Crisis and Threat Enes Ergene
11 The Concept of Identity Crisis Enes Ergene
12 Political Islam or the Concept of Islamism Enes Ergene
13 A Movement that Produces its Own Values Enes Ergene
14 The Emphasis on the Age of Happiness Enes Ergene
15 Inner Dynamics Enes Ergene
16 Community and Socialization Enes Ergene
17 Basic Characteristics of the Western Science and Thought Enes Ergene
18 Gülen's Views on the Western Science and Thought Enes Ergene
19 The Basis of Dialogue and Tolerance in Gülen's World Enes Ergene
20 Education in General Enes Ergene
21 Education and Schooling Enes Ergene
22 The Contribution to the Turkish Education System Enes Ergene
23 The Colleges and Dialogue Between Civilizations Enes Ergene
24 Teachers of Wisdom, Knowledge of God, and Dialogue Enes Ergene
25 Islamic Origins of Community Enes Ergene
26 The Spiritual Life in Islam Enes Ergene
27 Community and the Concept of Collective Personality Enes Ergene
28 Basic Dynamics of the Movement Enes Ergene
 

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