The future of Islam lies in Asia. Is there hope for peace and justice between Islam and the West? An answer may lie in the ancient, unique civilization of Indonesia, where modern, religious people still live in a sacred cosmos. Indonesia is experiencing an Islamic renaissance: a flowering of religious ideas, art, literature, architecture, institutions, and intellectual creativity, stimulated by…
Can Christians contribute to the fight against poverty and environmental degradation? Is the Bible a source of inspiration for action and political strategies in this work? Ulrich Duchrow, Professor of Theology at the University of Heidelberg, shows us the answer is yes.
Indonesia merupakan salah satu, bahkan mungkin satu-satunya, negara yang memasukkan pelajaran Agama dalam kurikulum pengajarannya di Perguruan Tinggi/Universitas. Hal itu terkait desain konstitusi di mana agama menjadi salah satu unsur mendasar yang dijamin pendidikannya (bdk. UU Sisdiknas Nomor 20 Tahun 2003). Buku ini telah digagas sejak tahun 2000 (bahkan sebelumnya), melalui ser…
Implicit within claims that society itself is in some sense postmodern is an argument about the priority of consumption as a determinant of everyday life. In this view, mass media advertising and market dynamics lead to a constant search for new fashions, new styles, new sensations and experiences. Material goods are consumed as `communicators′; they are valued as signifiers of taste and of l…
This analysis of Muslim unrest is based on an extended case study of northwestern Pakistan. Professor Ahmed examines power, authority, and religious status as the critical intermediary level of society: that of the district or Agency, which was the key unit of administration in British India. Amhed has joined his insights as anthropologist with his experience as a political agent in Waziristan …