Evolution, the Purpose of Life and the Order of Society

Evolution, the Purpose of Life and the Order of Society How a Nurcu connects worldview and normativity in pseudo-biographical narratives

This essay treats the pseudo-biographical monographs with which the Turkish author Halit Ertuğrul popularizes the teachings of Said Nursi, founder of the Nurcu movement. Rejection of the theory of evolution plays a central role in these narratives, where a religious person acts as a prompter who dem...

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Published in:Marburg Journal of Religion
Main Author: Riexinger, Martin
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Philipps-Universität Marburg 2020
Subjects:
Nurcu movement
Islam and Science
theory of evolution
English
religious narratives
Nurcu
creationism
conversion stories
Islam in Turkey
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