Demokratisasi muslim Indonesia tidak eksklusif. Sejak awal fleksibel terhadap hal-hal berbeda yang datangnya dari luar Islam. Di kalangan masyarakat Barat, sudah lama tertanam keyakinan bahwa demokratisasi tak bakal ada di dunia Islam. Ketidakpercayaan ini makin terlihat setelah berakhirnya Perang Dingin, sehingga Barat tak lagi punya pesaing, dan karena itu sedang memperhitungkan pesaing baru.…
The Qur’an contains 100 verses that tell us about Jesus. They give an account of the annunciation by the angel to Mary, the virgin birth, with much more emphasis on the miraculous than the Christian Gospels. They tell about the youth of Jesus, and show him talking in the cradle, but they reflect also his healing and preaching mission with the support of his apostles, against the opposition of…
In this collection of thirteen faith-biographies of literary and religious individuals from Jewish, Muslim, Christian, and Indian beliefs, Kenneth Cragg, widely acknowledged as the premier Western Islamicist in the world, tells these stories in ways that emphasize the importance of religious tolerance and respect for others. All these figures stand "in the presence of mystery" and their stories…