Exploring the Reality and Aspirations of Muslims The divisions of the Umat in Indonesia

Islam in Indonesia has played an important role in socio-political development in its recorded history. However, it is also true that there have been various theological and political debates and disagreements in the umat. The implementation of syari’at Islam is one of the major subjects of such discussions. The emergence…

Local Civilization and Political Decency: Equilibrium and the Position of the Sultanate in Java

Philanthropic Aspects of Islam: The Case of the Fundamentalist Movement in Indonesia

Confrontation Between Global and Local Civilizations: Nuclear Power Plant and Local Protests

Religion as an Organic Entity: The Emergence of Fundamental-Liberalism in Islam in Indonesia and in Japanese Shinran Buddhism

The Challenge to Religious Tolerance: Fundamentalist Resistance to a Non-Muslim Leader in Indonesia

It is important to question whether a long-standing tradition of religious tolerance in Indonesia has been overturned by the 2017 gubernatorial election. Equally important is that we explore the influence of religion in relation to the socio-political behavior of people. In the following parts of this paper, we attempt to…