Globalization, Ethics and Islam

Ian Markham is a leading specialist in interreligious dialogue and theology. His publications include Plurality and Christian Ethics (Cambridge University Press, 1996) and A World Religions Reader (Blackwells, 2000), and he is co-editor with Ibrahim Abu-Rabi’ of September 11: Religious Perspectives on the Causes and Consequences (Oneworld, 2002). Ibrahim Ozdemir is a leading member of the Nursi community from Turkey. His books include Postmodern Thoughts: Essays on Philosophy, Philosophy of Science and Postmodernity (Istanbul, 2001) and he has written widely on environmental ethics in Islam. He has taught and lectured throughout the USA.

Contents: Introduction. Part I Non-Violence and Peace: Bediuzzaman Said Nursi and the Risale-i Nur, Sükran Vahide; The ethics of pardon and peace: a dialogue of ideas between the thought of Pope John II and the Risale-i Nur, Thomas Michel, S.J.; Renewal and reformation in the mid-20th century: Bediuzzaman Said Nursi and religion in the 1950s, John Obert Voll. Part II Ethics and Dialogue: Secular or religious foundations for ethics: a case study of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi, Ian S. Markham; 'Patience is beautiful:' Qur'anic ethics and Said Nursi's Risale-i Nur, Asma Afsaruddin; The ethics of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi's dialogue with the west in light of his concept of 'Europe', Patrice C. Brodeur; Ethics in the Confucian text: comparative study with Risale-i Nur, Jemil Hee-Soo Lee; An outline of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi's views of Christianity and the west, Sükran Vahide. Part III Globalization: Is globalization a threat to Islam? Said Nursi's response, Oliver Leaman; Bediuzzaman Said Nursi's historical self-consciousness, Mahan H. Mirza; Globalization in the light of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi's Risale-i Nur: an exposition, Amer Al-Roubaie and Shaifiq Alvi; Globalization: its meaning, scope and impact in the light of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi's Damascus sermon, Fred A. Reed; Virtue vs. decadence: the struggle of civilizations within the global village, Necati Aydin; Islam and modernity, Durmus Hocaoglu; The gesture of Said Nursi as a challenge to modernity, Wolf D. Ahmed Aries; Rethinking globalization: Hardt and Negri in conversation with Said Nursi, Ian S. Markham. Bibliography; Index.