Shura and democracy are two concepts that seem substantially almost exactly the same, but these two concepts have differences because both have differences historically, culturally and structurally. The differences are further aggravated by the suggestion and the image that grows in some people that shura is identical with the teachings of Islam which is derived from Allah. In, fact democra…
For Catholics, Jesus was the only legitimate way to salvation. Then the consequence of that was the creed outside the church as heretical teaching. The Inquisition was a tribunal set up by the church to investigate (inquirere from Latin), whether the statement of faith of the members in accordance with the teachings of the church. Based on historical fact, there are three kinds…
Intensive conflicts occur when it enters an era of globalization. Sumartana, the Catholic pastor of Jogjakarta, giving the idea that it needs for a new approach of looking at religion in order to prevent the religious conflict. According to Sumartana , all Humans have "nur ilahi” the divine light. All human being in the world is created by God. Man is not the demonic creature. Basically, …
Indonesia, even though state gives a concession on moderate on religious matter, the phenomena shows that the radical Islamic group tries to intervene religious matter in Indonesia. Thus it might dangerous to manage the diversity that becomes national emblem. In this paper, I argue that democratic society should regulate and control religious …
The life of Prophet Muhammad is a great example of Muslims, especially his actions. Yet, many Muslims do not fully comprehend the deeds of the Prophet Muhammad. They assume that every Prophet’s actions are an obligation or an option to follow. Though the careful studies on the issue have elaborated and come to the conclusion that not every that Prophet Muhammad…
Maturity of religious understanding is a major effort to achieve religious harmony in Indonesia. Muslim Students Association (Himpunan Mahasiswa Islam)’s Core Values of Struggle is the starting point to develop, to disseminate and to implement the religious maturity. At least, there are three aspects of its core values that important to achieve religious harmony in…