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Reading Risale-i Nur in the Twenty-first Century

A Multidisciplinary Approach

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Reading Risale-i Nur in the Twenty-first Century

A Multidisciplinary Approach

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Lucinda Mosher, Albert Frolov, and their contributors embark on a multidisciplinary reading of Bediüzzaman Said Nursi's Risale-i Nur (The Epistles of Light).

Composed between 1910s and the 1950s, Nursi's Risale-i Nur transcends its historical context and remains a magnum opus within Islamic theology. The seventeen essays herein consider its teachings from a multi-disciplinary approach, querying how both 20th century and contemporary readers engage with this text. Together, Mosher, Frolov, and their contributors encourage and facilitate fresh exploration of Nursi's impact on religion, society, and global discourse. Such an approach illuminates the flexibility and enduring relevance of Nursi's writings and the adaptability of his methodology. Be they scholars of Islamic thought, practitioners of interfaith relations, students in the formal sense, or simply seekers of insights regarding the role of faith in the modern world, readers will find this edited volume intriguing and inspiring.

Table of Contents

Introduction, Lucinda Mosher (Hartford International University for Religion and Peace, USA) and Albert Frolov (Respect Graduate School, USA)
Section One: Orientation
1: The Case for Reading Risale-i Nur in an Intellectual Mode: Extending the Impact of Nursi's Thought in the Twenty-first Century, Adnan Aslan (Respect Graduate School, USA)
2: Said Nursi as Champion of Apolitical Islam: Situating Risale-i Nur as a Quranic Commentary for the Present Era, Zeki Saritoprak (John Carroll University, USA)
Section Two: Meaning-Making and Mutual Flourishing
3: Putting Ihsan to Work: Reading the Seedbed of Risale-i Nur for Lessons on Theological Anthropology, Lucinda Mosher (Hartford International University for Religion and Peace, USA)
4: Reading Risale-i Nur Through an Ecological Lens: Nursi on Nature, Divine Names, and the Quranic Cosmology, Ibrahim Özdemir (American Islamic College, USA)
5: Allowance for Multiple Belonging or Advocacy for Mutual Respect?: Reading Risale-i Nur in an Era of Decline in Traditional Religious Affiliation, Ismail Albayrak (Australian Catholic University, Australia)
Section Three: History, Narrative, and Metaphysics
6: Reading Risale-i Nur with the Hizmet Movement: Appreciating the Expansion of Nurcu Principles and Practices, Ori Z. Soltes (Georgetown University, USA)
7: Signs and Their Significance in Said Nursi's Thought: A Hermeneutical Reading of Risale-i Nur, Oliver Leaman (University of Kentucky, USA)
8: Risale-i Nur and Sufi Metaphysics: Nursi's Relationship to Islamic Intellectual and Spiritual Traditions, Özgür Koca (Bayan Islamic Graduate School, USA)
Section Four: A Moral Compass in the Public Square
9: Risale-i Nur on Restorative Justice: Forgiveness, Accountability, and the Problem of Repair, Semih Kiyma (Hartford International University, USA)
10: Nursi and Nonviolent Inclusive Nationalism: Contextualization and Clarification of His Stance, Mustafa Gökçek (Niagara University, USA)
Section Five: Dialogue and the Love of Wisdom
11: Guided by Divine Wisdom: Risale-i Nur, Epistemic Humility, and Plato's Charioteer, Safiye Yigit (Independent Scholar, USA)
12: Unveiling the Hidden Treasure: Risale-i Nur, Spiritual Formation, and Constructive Interreligious Conversation, Halim Calis (Respect Graduate School, USA)
13: Can There Be Objective Mysticism?: Reading Risale-i Nur in Dialogue with the Collected Works of Bernard Lonergan, Albert Frolov (Respect Graduate School, USA)
About the Contributors

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Bloomsbury Academic Test
Published 10 Jun 2027
Format Hardback
Edition 1st
Pages 272
ISBN 9798216461425
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Illustrations 10 bw illus
Dimensions 229 x 152 mm
Series Bloomsbury Studies in Islamic Thought
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Anthology Editor

Lucinda Mosher

Lucinda Mosher is Professor of Interreligious Stud…

Anthology Editor

Albert Frolov

Albert Frolov is Assistant Professor of Islamic St…

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