Dr. Helen Rose Ebaugh
Apr 26 2010 6:00 pm
Apr 26 2010 7:30 pm
This
is one of the first academic books about Fethullah Gülen, a Turkish
scholar and preacher, and the civic movement he inspired in Turkey and
ultimately throughout the world. The movement is rooted in moderate
Islam and is committed to educating youth, fostering interfaith and
intercultural dialog, assisting the needy in society and contributing
to global peace. Based on interview data and visits to Gülen-inspired
institutions, the book describes the movement from a sociological
perspective, especially through the lens of social movement theory. It
is the first book, grounded in empirical methodology, to describe the
movement to a Western audience. It will be of special interest to
social scientists interested in religious movements, religious scholars
seeking information on Islamic movements and the general public eager
to discover a moderate Islam that promotes humanitarian projects.
Helen
Rose Ebaugh, professor, University of Houston, received her Ph.D. in
sociology from Columbia University in 1975 with specialties in
organizational sociology and the sociology of religion. In addition to
five research monographs and two edited books, she has published
numerous articles in scholarly journals, including The American Sociological Review, Social Forces, The Journal of Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Sociological Analysis and The Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion.
She served as president of the national Association for the Sociology
of Religion, helped organize and served as the first chair of the
American Sociological Association’s Section on the Sociology of
Religion and is past president of the Society for the Scientific Study
of Religion. Ebaugh received two consecutive research grants from the
Pew Charitable Trusts to study religion and the new immigrants in the
United States. With a major grant from the Lilly Endowment, she studied
inter-faith coalitions and their provision of social services. She
routinely teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in the sociology
of religion and the study of world religions.
Location:
- Street:
- Brazos Bookstore
- Additional:
- 2421 Bissonnet St
- City:
- Houston ,
- Province:
- Texas
- Postal Code:
- 77005-1451
- Country:
- United States
