This author delves into the dynamics of religious organizations and their societal roles, with a particular focus on the integration of new immigrants and transnational religious networks. Her work deeply explores how religion influences social processes, from organizational structures to inter-community relationships. Through extensive research and grants, she illuminates the complex interplay between faith, migration, and social service provision. Her analyses offer valuable insights into how religious communities and movements shape contemporary society and contribute to intercultural dialogue.
This is a book about an Islamic movement, the Gülen Movement, that is rooted in a moderate version of Islam and that promotes interfaith and intercultural dialog and global peace. Based on interviews with supporters of the movement in Turkey and in the U.S. and visits to Gülen-inspired schools, hospitals, newspapers and relief organizations, the book describes a movement that has millions of supporters in Turkey and that has spread to over 100 countries on five continents.
Helen Rose Ebaugh analysiert in ihrer empirischen Studie die Gülen-Bewegung aus soziologischer Sicht. Sie identifiziert sie als zivilgesellschaftliche Bewegung, die im gemäßigten Islam verwurzelt ist und weltweit durch Bildung sowie interreligiösen und interkulturellen Dialog an Bedeutung gewonnen hat.