The Chicago Gulen Conference was very informative, as it brought together more than 20 scholars to discuss a transnational movement of volunteers dedicated to education and civic service.
The conference includes21 speakers across 7 panels, a summary after each panel and a Q&A session at the end of each panel. A description is below each video.
The opening remarks were by NBC5 Anchor woman, Alison Rosati, John Esposito, Georgetown University presented the keynote speech. Scholars and writers that took part include Cherif Bassiouni, Thomas Michel, Martin Marty, Carter Findley, Greg Barton, Robert Pape, James Harrington, Jon Pahl, Dick Simpson amongst numerous others
Keynote Speech by Prof. John Esposito
PANEL I : THE HIZMET MOVEMENT & SPIRITUALITY
CHAIR : Prof. Martin Marty
Core Values of The Hizmet Movement: Worship & Servanthood
Thomas Michel, Ph.D.
Georgetown University, DC, USA
PANEL I : THE HIZMET MOVEMENT & SPIRITUALITY
CHAIR : Prof. Martin Marty
Gülen’s Perspective on Forgiveness
Radhi H. Al-Mabuk, Ph.D.
University of Northern Iowa, IA, USA
PANEL I : THE HIZMET MOVEMENT & SPIRITUALITY
CHAIR : Prof. Martin Marty
Love of The Prophet in Gülen’s Sufism
Zeki Saritoprak, Ph.D.
John Carroll University,
OH, USA
PANEL I : THE HIZMET MOVEMENT & SPIRITUALITY
CHAIR : Prof. Martin Marty
Core Values of The Hizmet Movement: Worship & Servanthood
Thomas Michel, Ph.D.
Georgetown University, DC, USA
Gülen’s Perspective on Forgiveness
Radhi H. Al-Mabuk, Ph.D.
University of Northern Iowa, IA, USA
Love of The Prophet in Gülen’s Sufism
Zeki Saritoprak, Ph.D.
JohnCarroll University, OH, USA
PANEL II : THE HIZMET MOVEMENT & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
CHAIR : Prof. Carter V. Findley
The Risks and Promise of “Engagement” in Gülen’s Writings
Martin Marty, Ph.D.
The University of Chicago, IL, USA
PANEL II : THE HIZMET MOVEMENT & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
CHAIR : Prof. Carter V. Findley
Re-Orienting the Trainer to Navigate – Not Negotiate – Islamic Cultural Values
Phyllis E. Bernard, J.D.
Oklahoma City University School of Law, OK, USA
PANEL II : THE HIZMET MOVEMENT & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
CHAIR : Prof. Carter V. Findley
Understanding The Hizmet Movement Enterprises Through The Lens of Social Business
Greg Barton, Ph.D.
Monash University, AUSTRALIA
PANEL II : THE HIZMET MOVEMENT & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
CHAIR : Prof. Carter V. Findley
The Risks and Promise of “Engagement” in Gülen’s Writings
Martin Marty, Ph.D.The University of Chicago, IL, USA
Re-Orienting the Trainer to Navigate – Not Negotiate – Islamic Cultural Values
Phyllis E. Bernard, J.D.
Oklahoma City University School of Law, OK, USA
Understanding The Hizmet Movement Enterprises Through The Lens of Social Business
Greg Barton, Ph.D.
Monash University, AUSTRALIA
PANEL III : THE HIZMET MOVEMENT IN THE TURKISH CONTEXT
CHAIR : Prof. Robert Pape
Strengthening Religious Freedom, Free Speech, and Democracy in Turkey: The Political Trial of Fethullah Gülen
James C. Harrington, J.D.
University of Texas, TX, USA
PANEL III : THE HIZMET MOVEMENT IN THE TURKISH CONTEXT
CHAIR : Prof. Robert Pape
Fethullah Gülen’s Strategic Defamation: Turkish vs. English
Dogan Koc
Cairo University, EGYPT
PANEL III : THE HIZMET MOVEMENT IN THE TURKISH CONTEXT
CHAIR : Prof. Robert Pape
The Three Most Influential Religious Movements of the Late Ottoman Empire and Modern Turkey: Halidiye, Nur, and Hizmet
Carter Findley, Ph.D.
Ohio State University, OH, USA
PANEL III : THE HIZMET MOVEMENT IN THE TURKISH CONTEXT
CHAIR : Prof. Robert Pape
Fethullah Gülen’s Strategic Defamation: Turkish vs. English
Dogan Koc
Cairo University, EGYPT
The Three Most Influential Religious Movements of the Late Ottoman Empire and Modern Turkey: Halidiye, Nur, and Hizmet
Carter Findley, Ph.D.
Ohio State University, OH, USA
Strengthening Religious Freedom, Free Speech, and Democracy in Turkey: The Political Trial of Fethullah Gülen
James C. Harrington, J.D.
University of Texas TX, USA
PANEL IV : RELIGIOUS STUDIES PERSPECTIVES ON THE HIZMET MOVEMENT
CHAIR : Prof. Richard Rosengarten
The Hizmet Movement and Sufism: Moral Selfhood and Compassionate Engagement
Margaret J. Rausch, Ph.D.
University of Kansas KS, USA
PANEL IV : RELIGIOUS STUDIES PERSPECTIVES ON THE HIZMET MOVEMENT
CHAIR : Prof. Richard Rosengarten
Sacred Space in the Hizmet Movement & The Thought of M. Fethullah Gülen
Jon Pahl, Ph.D.
The Lutheran Theological Seminary at Temple University, PA, USA
PANEL IV : RELIGIOUS STUDIES PERSPECTIVES ON THE HIZMET MOVEMENT
CHAIR : Prof. Richard Rosengarten
Gülen’s Conception of Knowledge
Klas Grinell, Ph.D.
Gothenburg University, SWEDEN
This video is a summary of Panel 4 from The International Conference on The Gulen Movement, Chicago 2010
PANEL IV : RELIGIOUS STUDIES PERSPECTIVES ON THE HIZMET MOVEMENT
CHAIR : Prof. Richard Rosengarten
The Hizmet Movement and Sufism: Moral Selfhood and Compassionate Engagement
Margaret J. Rausch, Ph.D.
University of Kansas KS, USA
Gülen’s Conception of Knowledge
Klas Grinell, Ph.D.
Gothenburg University SWEDEN
Sacred Space in the Hizmet Movement & The Thought of M. Fethullah Gülen
Jon Pahl, Ph.D.
The Lutheran Theological Seminary at Temple University PA, USA
PANEL V : SOCIOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO THE HIZMET MOVEMENT
CHAIR : Prof. M. Cherif Bassiouni
The Gülen Movement: Civic Engagement, Efficacy and Success
Muhammed Cetin, Ph.D.
East Stroudsburg University, PA, USA
PANEL V : SOCIOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO THE HIZMET MOVEMENT
CHAIR : Prof. M. Cherif Bassiouni
Islamic Movements and Amodern Networks
Gokhan Bacik, Ph.D.
Zirve University TURKEY
PANEL V : SOCIOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO THE HIZMET MOVEMENT
CHAIR : Prof. M. Cherif Bassiouni
Women in The Hizmet Movement: Traditionalists or Modernists?
Suveyda Karakaya
The University of Tennessee TN, USA
PANEL V : SOCIOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO THE HIZMET MOVEMENT
CHAIR : Prof. M. Cherif Bassiouni
Women in The Hizmet Movement: Traditionalists or Modernists?
Suveyda Karakaya
The University of Tennessee TN, USA
Islamic Movements and Amodern Networks
Gokhan Bacik, Ph.D.
Zirve University TURKEY
The Gülen Movement: Civic Engagement, Efficacy and Success
Muhammed Cetin, Ph.D.
East Stroudsburg University PA, USA
PANEL VI : MODERN SOCIAL PARADIGMS AND THE HIZMET MOVEMENT
CHAIR : Prof. Dick W. Simpson
The Role of Gülen’s Ideas for The Muslim World: The Future of Globalization & Democratic Reforms
Leonid Sykiainen, Ph.D.
State Scientific University RUSSIA
Presented by
Tom W. Boyd, Ph.D.
University of Oklahoma USA
PANEL VI : MODERN SOCIAL PARADIGMS AND THE HIZMET MOVEMENT
CHAIR : Prof. Dick W. Simpson
Toward a Comprehensive Interpretation of Piety and Civility: Theological, Ethical, Institutional and Aesthetic Dimensions of the Hizmet Movement
Jeremy Walton, Ph.D.
New York University NY, USA
PANEL VI : MODERN SOCIAL PARADIGMS AND THE HIZMET MOVEMENT
CHAIR : Prof. Dick W. Simpson
Gülen: Multiculturalism and an Ethics of Diversity
Simon Robinson, Ph.D.
Leeds Metropolitan University UNITED KINGDOM
This video is a summary of Panel 6 from The International Conference on The Gulen Movement, Chicago 2010
PANEL VI : MODERN SOCIAL PARADIGMS AND THE HIZMET MOVEMENT
CHAIR : Prof. Dick W. Simpson
Gülen: Multiculturalism and an Ethics of Diversity
Simon Robinson, Ph.D.
Leeds Metropolitan University UNITED KINGDOM
The Role of Gülen’s Ideas for The Muslim World:
The Future of Globalization & Democratic Reforms
Leonid Sykiainen, Ph.D. State Scientific University RUSSIA
Toward a Comprehensive Interpretation of Piety and Civility:
Theological, Ethical, Institutional and Aesthetic Dimensions of the Hizmet Movement
Jeremy Walton, Ph.D. New York University NY, USA
PANEL VI : MODERN SOCIAL PARADIGMS AND THE HIZMET MOVEMENT
CHAIR : Prof. Dick W. Simpson
PANEL VII : THE HIZMET MOVEMENT IN LOCAL CONTEXT
CHAIR : Prof. Uli Schamiloglu
The Hizmet Movement in Italy: Between Integration and Exclusion. A Case Study from Modena
Daniele Cantini, Ph.D.
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia ITALY
Presented by Ihsan Yilmaz, Ph.D.
Fatih University, Turkey
PANEL VII : THE HIZMET MOVEMENT IN LOCAL CONTEXT
CHAIR : Prof. Uli Schamiloglu
Hope & Healing: Stories from Kurdish Iraq Where Persons Inspired by Fethullah Gülen Have Been Serving
Martha Ann Kirk, Th.D.
University of The Incarnate Word TX, USA
Building a Culture of Dialogue: A Qualitative Field Study of The Gülen-Inspired Schools in Abuja, Nigeria
Hasan Aydin
University of Nevada NV, USA
Susan Chandler, Ph.D.
University of Nevada NV, USA
PANEL VII : THE HIZMET MOVEMENT IN LOCAL CONTEXT
CHAIR : Prof. Uli Schamiloglu
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