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Insights from the Risale-i Nur

Said Nursi's Advice for Modern Believers
  • ISBN-13: 9781597842891
  • Publisher: TUGHRA BOOKS
    Imprint: THE LIGHT INC
  • By Thomas Michel
  • Price: AUD $30.99
  • Stock: 0 in stock
  • Availability: This book is temporarily out of stock, order will be despatched as soon as fresh stock is received.
  • Local release date: 29/09/2021
  • Format: Paperback (228.00mm X 153.00mm) 248 pages Weight: 332g
  • Categories: Islam [HRH]Islamic studies [JFSR2]
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Said Nursi (1878-1960) is the most influential figure in twentieth century Muslim scholarship and the author of the Risale-i Nur, a 6000 page commentary on the Holy Quran. This collection of essays written by Thomas Michel offers an insightful and comparative analysis into the life, thoughts and major writings of Said Nursi. After an opening chapter that provides an overview of Nursis life and the authors first encounter with the Risale-i Nur, the following chapter outlines Nursis views on Muslim relations with Christians and the possibility of dialogue and unity with the true followers of Christ. In this chapter, the author notes that Nursi called for unity and cooperation between the Muslim-Christian communities fifty years before the Vatican II called upon Christians and Muslims to recognise that they should move beyond the conflicts of the past and work together for the common good to build peace, establish social justice, defend moral values, and promote true human freedom. The next chapter compares the thoughts of Pope John Paul II with Nursi within the framework of pardon and peace.The essays then address themes such as modern civilisation, war and peace, justice, human responsibility, sincerity and dialogue. The final sections provide an invaluable and contemporary analysis of democracy and societal values, and the current state of societies. This book provides insight into a deep conversation taking place between a Catholic priest and a Muslim scholar. This sincere and humble collection of essays will be an indispensable reading for believers of all faiths and backgrounds with an interest in social and contemporary issues.
"Fr. Thomas Michel was born in St. Louis, U.S.A., in 1941. He was ordained a Catholic priest of the Archdiocese of St. Louis in 1967. In 1969, he entered the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. After studying Arabic and Islamic studies in Egypt and Lebanon, he completed his studies and received a doctorate in Islamic theology at the University of Chicago in the U.S.A."
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