This book, entitledConversations on Fethullah Gülen and the Hizment Movement: Dreaming for a Better World, is intended to represent an open perspective on the influence of the Hizmet Movement, including Fethullah Gülen in particular, on the theme of dreaming for a better world, based on a variety of Christian and Muslim world views. This theme is approached from three specific perspectives: education and an emphasis on interfaith and intercultural dialogue, a comparison of various spiritualties, and a consideration of the shared dreams of the two religions.The essays in this volume are adapted from talks presented by eleven authors from Canada and the United States at the Gülen Symposium at Carleton University in October 2009. The panel discussion that followed the individual presentations enhanced the overall theme of dreaming for a better world. The symposium as a whole represented the positive potential that there is for the organization of forums of sharing that focus on this theme and on the three sub themes.

Peter Barnes is coordinator of bereavement services at Eastern Health of St. Johns, Newfoundland and Labrador and former professor in the Faculty of Human Sciences at St. Paul University.Gregory Baum is research associate at the Centre for Justice and Faith.

Part I: The Gülen (Hizmet) Movement Education Model and Interfaith/Intercultural Dialogue1. Ethics in Engineering and Science: Fethullah Gülens Model,Yetkin Yildirim2. Peace Begins With You and Me,Marla BryantPart II: Gülen (Hizmet) Movement Spirituality Comparisons3. Fethullah Gülen and Fr. Basil Moreau: Sowing the Seeds for Religious Tolerance and Dialogue,James Puglisi4. The Color of God,Whitney Bodman5. Seeking the Lower Place: A Dialogue Between Fethullah Gülens Understanding of Sufism and Franciscan Spirituality,Edward L. Shirley6. Weaving Spiritual Diversity to Enhance Personal and Community Growth,Peter Barnes7. Fethullah Gülen: An Islamic Ethic for Contemporary Society,Gregory BaumPart III: The Dreams Shared by the Gülen (Hizmet) Movement8. A Muslim and Christian Interfaith Imperative: Stewardship of Creation Islam in the Contemporary World: The Fethullah Gülen Movement in Thought and Practice,Brice Balmer9. Ottomanism and Fethullah Gülen: From Utopia to Reality,Dimitri Kitsikis10. The Way of Dialogue and the Gülen Movement,M. Darrol Bryant10. Dreaming for a Better World: Foreward to the Conference of October 24th, 2009,Angela Sumegi