The Wing of the Bird: Fethullah Gülen on Sincerity

Thomas Michel

Fethullah Gülen as Spiritual Master

Much has been written about the thought of Fethullah Gulen in terms of the social programs and institutions inspired by his ideas. Some have studied his theory of education as the pedagogical basis for the schools and other educational ventures founded and administered by members of the community associated with Gülen’s name. Others have focused on Gülen’s vision as the philosophical motor behind a social movement working to produce social change and renewal, whether it be in Turkey, in the worldwide Islamic umma, or in the modern world in general. Still others have underlined Gülen’s call for universal love, fellowship, and tolerance and consequently his encouragement of interreligious dialogue as an essentially Islamic obligation.