Markham, Ian S, <br/><br/>
An introduction to Said Nursi :  life, thought and writings on non-violent and engaged Islam /  [print] 
Ian S. Markham and Suendam Birinci. 
 - Burlington, Vermont :  Ashgate,  (c)2010. 
 - vi, 198 pages ;  24 cm. 
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<br/><br/>1. The life and times of Said Nursi (1878-1960). Anatolia during Nursi's early years --  Nursi's childhood and early adolescence --  Revolutionary ideas and activism --  Moving from the periphery to the center --  Post World War I --  Transformation : from old Said to the new Said and composition of the Risale-i Nur --  Said Nursi's legacy : The Risale-i Nur and the Nur community --  What makes Bediuzzaman Said Nursi and the Risale-i Nur important? --  2. The concepts of God and the Qur'an.  Concept of God in Islam --  The Qur'an --  Nursi on God --  Nursi on creation and the role of human beings --  Nursi on vicegeneracy and the trust --  Nursi on reflective thought --  3. Said Nursi and spirituality. Sufism and the Risale-i Nur --  4. Said Nursi's approach to disagreement and pluralism. The traditional options : theocracy or secularism --  Grounded pluralism -- Extracts from the writings of Said Nursi. Part 1, Belief --  Part 2, Prophethood --  Part 3, Life after death and resurrection --  Part 4, Justice and worship. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781409407690 9781409407706 9781409407713 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Nursi, Said, 1873-1960. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Nurculuk.<br/>Islam--Doctrines.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BP253 BP253.B618.I587 2010