M. Fethullah Gülen's Blueprint for World Peace

This article attempts to sift through the writings of Fethullah Gülen) a Turkish intellectual) in order to make explicit his blueprint for world peace. Gülen argues that today)s world has succumbed to materialism and hedonism. The antidote consists in the development of one)s interior or spiritual l...

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Main Author: Richard Penaskovic
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Language:English
Published: Kennesaw State University 2010-06-01
Series:Journal of Global Initiatives
Online Access:https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/jgi/vol4/iss2/9/
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