Syed Muhammed Fethullah Gülen and the Relevance of His Legacy
All humans are born within the bounds of earthly “time” and “space,” but only a select few transcend…
Values
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A Silent Ticking Time Bomb
The room was silent, save for the gentle ticking of the clock on the wall. Every tick resonated…
Hizmet Movement: An Exemplary Paradigm of Transnational Civic Engagements
The origins of a seemingly nameless civic-social movement which later became popularly known as the “Gülen Movement” or…
Staying behind for Profound Knowledge
Question: What are the lessons today’s believers should draw from the following Divine message: “Believers should not go…
Religions and Economic Justice
Economic inequality refers to the disparity of wealth or income between individuals or between the different groups in…
Environment and Values Education
My grandmother did not waste anything; she always repaired our clothes not to waste any of them. My…
Our Inner Crises
Masses who have developed with different thoughts and objectives that are in conflict, and who have been deprived…
The Psychology of Morality
When the captain of a sunken ship commands the lowest ranking crew member among the survivors in the…
Language, Meaning, and Purpose: Gulen’s Perspective
Language is not only a tool for describing facts and performing vocative functions – it also defines and…
Responses to Conflict in Individualistic and Collectivistic Societies
Cultural differences have a potential to trigger conflicts at all levels, and the response each society gives to…
What Generations Expect from Education
What do we mean when we mention education and training in relation to our current and future generations?…
Values in Education: Democratic Values
“Sentences are correct if you are right.” Yunus Emre People need to understand the values, ideas and practices…
Building Social Capital for Development: The Role of Religious Values and Virtues
This paper investigates the benefits that religious values and virtues can bring to bear on building social capital…
The Power of Literature
In the most general sense, literature is a discipline that studies elegant, measured, and harmonious words uttered or…
Reflections on Noah’s Ark
As the titanic waves engulfed and threatened the Ark, an unseen “hand” guided and protected it; until its…