ABSTRACT
For many in the West, it is just ‘obvious’ that a secular basis for ethics is preferential to a religious one. Precisely because the secular does not assume a religious vantage point, many argue, it is the only basis that can accommodate pluralism effectively. Although it is true that an adequate ethic must safeguard pluralism, there are increasing numbers of theologians and scholars who believe that it is not best done in a non-religious (or secular) way. One illustration is Bediuzzaman Said Nursi (1876-1960), the Turkish Islamic thinker, who offers a deeply religious ethic, which is committed to pluralism and conversation.
