california: fetullah gulen conference

East and West encounters: The Gülen Movement

Office of Religious Life at the University of Southern California, Department of Theological Studies at the Loyola Marymount University, International Education Center, Santa Monica College, Department of Religious Studies at the Humboldt State University, Department of Religious Studies at Whittier College and Pacifica Institute are sponsoring a conference on the general theme of an encounter between “East” and “West” in the case of the Gülen Movement and the movement’s contributions to education, interfaith and intercultural dialogue, tolerance, and world peace.

Objective
To explore the appeal, meaning, and impact of Fethullah Gülen and the Gülen movement as exemplifying approaches to education, dialogue, and peace that transcend and mediate traditional distinctions between “East” and West”.

Important Dates

July 15, 2009 – Abstract submission deadline

September 20, 2009 – Article submission deadline

November 1, 2009 – Revised article submission deadline

December 1, 2009 – Registration deadline