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Feeling Threatened
On the tense relations and mutual suspicions between Christians and Muslims.
A History of Christianity in Indonesia
Indonesia is the home of the largest single Muslim community of the world. Its Christian community, about 10% of the population, has until now received no overall description in English. Through cooperation of 26 Indonesian and European scholars, Protestants and Catholics, a broad and balanced picture is given of its 24 million Christians. This book sketches the growth of Christianity during the Portuguese period (1511-1605), it presents a fair account of developments under the Dutch colonial administration (1605-1942) and is more elaborate for the period of the Indonesian Republic (since 1945). It emphasizes the regional differences in this huge country, because most Christians live outside the main island of Java. Muslim-Christian relations, as well as the tensions between foreign missionaries and local theology, receive special attention.
Interfaith Marriage
Interfaith marriage is a sensitive and crucial issue for churches in Indonesia and for the religiously plural Indonesian society. This study first deals with the development of civil law, specifically from Marriage Law No. 1/1974. The stances of the churches in Indonesia are wide ranging and include the history of church teaching, biblical interpretation, and church regulations. This contextual church polity study presents a new effort to formulate both a theology of marriage and a family theology, specifically a theology of interfaith marriage, and to formulate a relevant and contextual church order.
Christianity and Transforming States
This volume examines what it means to live as a Christian minority: both in non-Christian societies and in societies where other forms of Christianity are predominant. Many Christians live in states where other religions have historically influenced national identities, or where secularism defines communal expectations. At the same time, some Christian minorities live among other, more prevalent Christian traditions and often experience marginalization as a result. This volume provides insight into the experiences of the many contemporary Christian communities throughout the world and how they are responding to their varied societal circumstances.
The Shariatisation of Indonesia
This book is a succinct and critical account on the shariatisation of Indonesia, the largest Muslim country in the world. It comes with an important conclusion that the change of such a non-theocratic state like Indonesia into a theocratic state is highly possible when its law is penetrated by those who want to change the state system.
Islam and the Question of Reform
Reform, by definition, is not a complete break with tradition, but a determination by scholars, activists, politicians and critical thinkers to re-claim the tenets of their faith. Muslim communities have historically displayed a tendency to preserve the status quo. By contrast, the individuals and movements in Islam and the Question of Reform are determined-often at great personal risk-to push aside existing political and social elites and the historically accepted interpretations of Islam and its place in society. The perspectives examined in this volume avoid superficial or apologetic examinations of Islam's political and social role. Instead, they meticulously scrutinise the religion's public role, often questioning the validity of dogmas that have acted as tools of empowerment for existing elites for centuries. Islam and the Question of Reform is an engaging book about the evolving and dynamic discourse that surrounds the question of Islamic reform.
Fundamentalisme, agama-agama, dan teknologi
Fundamentalist churches, interfaith harmony, and technological development in Indonesia; papers of consultative meeting.
Präsenz und Zeugnis christlicher Gemeinden im multireligiösen Großraum Jakarta
Indonesien hat eine Religionsstruktur, die trotz der auf Ausgleich zielenden Staatsphilosophie Pancasila immer wieder zu Konflikten führt. Der Anteil der Christen beträgt etwa zwölf Prozent, ungefähr 85 Prozent gehören zum Islam, ein kleinerer Teil davon auch zu radikalen Ausprägungen. Wo Christen in der Minderheit sind, können einzelne Gemeinden schwere Konflikte erfahren, während andere von einem konstruktiven und friedlichen Zusammenleben mit ihrer andersreligiösen Umgebung berichten. Der Verfasser dieser Arbeit untersucht, worin die Ursachen dieser unterschiedlichen Erfahrungen liegen und welche relevanten Schlussfolgerungen daraus für Präsenz und Verkündigung christlicher Gemeinden in diesem Land zu ziehen sind.
Identitas dan ciri khas pendidikan Kristen di Indonesia antara konseptual dan operasional
Education in Christian schools in Indonesia; collection of articles.
"Public Religion" and the Pancasila-based State of Indonesia
«Public Religion» and the Pancasila-Based State of Indonesia: An Ethical and Sociological Analysis analyzes the public role of religion in Indonesian society from the pre-independence period to the end of Suharto's New Order government. It offers constructive suggestions regarding how Indonesian religion can play a significant role within the framework of Pancasila, Indonesia's national ideology. Based on a Christian-Muslim dialogue, it is only within the realm of civil society that Indonesian religion will be able to promote the ideas of democracy, tolerance, and human rights in Indonesian public affairs. In short, far from being anti-pluralist, Indonesian religion evolves as a liberating force in the life of society, nation, and state.
