Insights from the Risale-i Nur : Said Nursi's advice for modern believers

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Michel, Thomas , 1963- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Jersey : Tughra Books , c2013
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Online Access:www.tughrabooks.com
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Said Nursi: the most influential Muslim in modern Turkey
  • 2. My encounter with the Risale-i nur
  • 3. "Be united also with the truly pious and spiritual Christians"
  • 4. Pardon and peace according to Pope John Paul II and Said Nursi
  • 5. Grappling with modern civilization
  • 6. War and peace
  • 7. The Damascus sermon: a spiritual physician's prescription for the sicknesses of our age
  • 8.God's justice in relation to natural disasters
  • 9."For you, illness is good health": advice in time of illness
  • 10. The god-centered life: an antidote to a culture of violence
  • 11. Dialogue among believers
  • 12. The mystery of human responsibility
  • 13. The resurrection of the dead and final judgment
  • 14. Dialogue, tolerance and engagement with the other
  • 15. Sincerity and wisdom in the fully human person
  • 16. The prophets: a blessing for humankind
  • 17. Democracy and societal values: an evaluation of social ethics
  • 18. Theology of hope and the state of societies today
  • 19. The supreme sign: an invitation to wonder.