Islam in the Contemporary World: The Fethullah Gülen Movement in Thought and Practice
The Gülen Institute, the Institute of Interfaith Dialog, St. Mary University, University of the Incarnate Word Liturgical Outreach, departments of Sociology, Political Science & Geography, and Increment and Community Engagement at UTSA are sponsoring a conference on the activities of the Gülen movement and their contributions to interfaith dialogue, tolerance, and education.
The conference aims to explore the appeal, meaning, and impact of Fethullah Gülen and the Gülen movement on Turkish, regional, and - increasingly - global societies.
San Antonio 2007 Conference The Institute of Interfaith Dialog 5905 Winsome Ln. #200 Houston, Texas 77057 USA Tel: +1 713 974 4443 Fax: +1 713 974 4445 E-mail:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Program At-A-Glance
NOVEMBER 3 SATURDAY
8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Opening Remarks
8:45 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Session I
10:30 a.m. - 10:40 a.m.
Coffee Break
10:40 a.m. - 12:25 p.m.
Session II
12:25 p.m. - 1:25 p.m.
Luncheon
1:25 p.m. - 3:10 p.m.
Session III
3:10 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.
Coffee Break
3:20 p.m. - 5:05 p.m.
Session IV
Program Details
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2007
Session I: Women & Education Session Chair and Discussant:
8:30 - 8:45
Opening Remarks
8:45 - 10:30
Turkish Women and Headscarves: A Lesson in Tolerance: J. Kimmel, University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX
"Second Rabia's" Women's Gratitude, Compassion, and Altruism: Sister M. A. Kirk, University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX
Fethullah Gülen: A Vision of Transcendent Education: C. Nelson, Kean University, NJ
Gülen Movement and School Financing: V. Uysal, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Q&A
10:30 - 10:40
COFFEE BREAK
Session II: Dialogue Session Chair and Discussant:
10:40 - 12:25
Interfaith Dialog for Muslims and Catholic Christians: V. G. Burnett, & Y. Yildirim, The University of Texas at Austin, TX
Inter-religious Dialogue with the Fethullah Gülen Movement: J. B. Ball, St Mary's University, San Antonio, TX
Giants of Light: Fethullah Gülen and Meister Eckhart in Dialogue: J. J. Rogers, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
Fethullah Gülen and Interfaith/cultural Dialog: The Lubbock Christian University Experience: J. D. Long, Lubbock, TX
Q&A
12:25 - 1:25
Luncheon
Session III: Political Session Chair and Discussant:
1:25 - 3:10
A Contemporary Solution to "New Terrorism": H. T. Arslan, Sam Houston State University, TX
Civil Society as a Potential Remedy for Conflict: The Kurdish Issue and The View of Fethullah Gülen: R. Shaykhutdinov, Florida Atlantic University, FL
Understanding the Hizmet Discourse of the Gülen Movement: M. Kalyoncu, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
Present and Potential Impact of the Spiritual Tradition of Islam on Contemporary Muslims: From Ghazali to Gülen: A. Aslandogan, The Institute of Interfaith Dialog, TX
Q&A
3:10 - 3:20
COFFEE BREAK
Session IV: Tolerance Session Chair and Discussant:
3:20 - 5:05
Tolerance in The Theology and Thought of A. J. Convers and Fethullah Gülen: D. Capes, & P. Luu, Houston Baptist University, TX
The Noahide Laws and Tolerance: A. C. Epstein, MD, Lubbock, TX
The Virtue of Tolerance: An Aristotelian Approach: H. J. Curzer, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
Spiraling Upward, Toward the Center: G. M. Rieke, Kansas
