The sixth edition of CFAC (CRCS Friday Afternoon Forum) will be held on Wednesday, November 23, 2007, at 15:30-17:00, in Graduate School Building, third floor, room 306, Gadjah Mada University. The key speaker will be Prof. Simon Rae. The theme in the discussion will be “A new Christian response to the Islamic witness to Jesus the Son of Mary”. Below is the abstract which will be presented in discussion.

Two recent publications have raised again for Christian theology questions about the status and significance of Muslim testimony to the life and ministry of Jesus. In the past this alternative witness has generally been either rejected or ignored by Christian scholars, although some scholars from both religious communities have attempted to clarify some of the issues involved.

The sixth edition of CFAC (CRCS Friday Afternoon Forum) will be held on Wednesday, November 23, 2007, at 15:30-17:00, in Graduate School Building, third floor, room 306, Gadjah Mada University. The key speaker will be Prof. Simon Rae. The theme in the discussion will be “A new Christian response to the Islamic witness to Jesus the Son of Mary”. Below is the abstract which will be presented in discussion.

Two recent publications have raised again for Christian theology questions about the status and significance of Muslim testimony to the life and ministry of Jesus. In the past this alternative witness has generally been either rejected or ignored by Christian scholars, although some scholars from both religious communities have attempted to clarify some of the issues involved.

Edisi Keenam dari Forum Jumat Sore CRCS akan dilaksanakan hari Rabu, tanggal 23 November 2007, Jam 15:30-17:00. Diskusi akan dilaksanakan di Gedung Sekolah Pascasarjana UGM, Lantai 3, Ruang 306. Pembicara dalam diskusi ini adalah Prof. Simon Rae. Tema yang akan diangkat dalam diskusi adalah ?Suatu Respon Baru Umat Kristen terhadap Kesaksian Islam atas Jesus, Anak Maria?. Dibawah ini merupakan abstract dari tema yang akan dipresentasikan.

Dua publikasi terkini yang telah menjadi topic hangat bagi pertanyaan theology Kristen, yaitu tentang status dan signifikansi pengakuan Muslim atas kehidupan Jesus. Pada masa lalu, kesaksian alternative ini secara umum ditolak atau diabaikan oleh sarjana Kristen, walaupun beberapaa sarjana dari kedua komunitas telah berusaha untuk mengklarifikasi beberapa isu yang termasuk di dalamnya.

The fifth edition of CFAF (CRCS Friday Afternoon Forum) will be held on Wednesday, November 7, 2007, at 15:30-17:00, in Graduate School Building, third floor, room 306, Gadjah Mada University. The key speaker in the discussion will be Christine Gudorf. The theme in the discussion will be ?New Development of Gender within Religious Studies?.

Christine Gudorf taught Religion and Gender at CRCS in 2002-2003. She played significant role in the early academic development of CRCS. Her class has inspired many CRCS?s students to produce good papers around the topic of religion and gender. She has been also very supportive in facilitating many CRCS?s students to continue studies in the US. Now, Dr. Gudorf is coming back to CRCS to give updates on new development in religion and gender studies.

The fifth edition of CFAF (CRCS Friday Afternoon Forum) will be held on Wednesday, November 7, 2007, at 15:30-17:00, in Graduate School Building, third floor, room 306, Gadjah Mada University. The key speaker in the discussion will be Christine Gudorf. The theme in the discussion will be

Edisi kelima FJSC (Forum Jumat Sore CRCS) akan diselenggarakan pada hari Rabu, 7 November 2007, jam 15:30-17:00, di Gedung Sekolah Pascasarjana, lantai 3, ruang 306, Unversitas Gadjah Mada. Pembicara yang akan hadir dalam diskusi ini adalah Christine Gudorf . Tema yang akan diangkat dalam diskusi tentang ?New Development of Gender within Religious Studies.?

Beliau memainkan peranan yang sangat signifikan pada awal perkembangan akademik CRCS. Kelas beliau menginspirasi banyak mahasiswa CRCS untuk menghasilkan paper yang bagus dalam topic agama dan gender. Beliau juga sangat suportif dalam memfasilitasi para mahasiswa CRCS untuk melanjutkan studi di Amerika Serikat. Sekarang, Dr. Gudorf datang kembali ke CRCS untuk memberikan kuliah tentang perkembangan baru gender dalam studi agama.