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Fethullah Gulen Conference - The Gülen Movement in Thought and Practice
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The Institute of Interfaith Dialog, Texas; the Graduate Program in Religious Studies, Dedman College, Southern Methodist University; and the Office of the Chaplain at Southern Methodist University are sponsoring a conference at on the activities of Fethullah Gülen and their contributions to interfaith dialogue, tolerance, and education.
The conference aims to explore the appeal, meaning, and impact of Fethullah Gülen and the Gülen movement on Turkish, regional, and - increasingly - global societies. In the contemporary world, Muslim communities are undergoing radical social, economic, political and intellectual change. The underlying goal of this conference is to examine the issues facing the contemporary Muslim world in transition and the relations between Islam and the West. In particular, the conference explores the ideas of Fethullah Gülen – a Turkish Muslim scholar, author and education activist – and the impact of the civic projects initiated by participants in a social phenomenon called the Gülen movement. Originating in Turkey but becoming increasingly transnational, the Fethullah Gülen movement has a universal educational and interfaith agenda that aims to promote creative and positive relations between the Muslim world and the West, and to make a constructive contribution to the dialogue of civilizations, the reconciliation of science and religion, global education initiatives, democracy, and religious plurality. |
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| Program At-A-Glance |
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March 4
Saturday |
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March 5
Sunday |
| 9:00 a.m. - 9:10 a.m. |
Opening Remarks |
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. |
Session IV |
| 9:10 a.m. - 9:40 a.m. |
Keynote Speech |
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. |
Coffee Break |
| 9:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. |
Session I |
10:45 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. |
Closing Remarks |
| 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
Lunch |
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Lunch |
| 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
Session II |
12:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
Tour |
| 3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. |
Coffee Break |
| 3:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. |
Session III |
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Article of the Month
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Fethullah Gülen Conferences Worldwide:
Fethullah Gulen Conferences Home
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