During the April 08, 2009 Wednesday Forum, Dr. Elaine Kay Swartzentruber emphasized the importance of post-colonial criticism in reading the holy or religious texts. Some religious texts, especially the Holy Bible which is influenced by colonial power, have to be read carefully to make the readers or Christians not trapped in colonial perspectives which are not relevant nowadays.

Swartzentruber explained that there are many perspectives in understanding post-colonial theory since its emergence 25 years ago. By citing R.S. Sugihartarja

Wednesday Forum, April 08, 2009. Pada forum ini, Dr. Elain K. Swartzentruber menekankan pentingnya kritik poskolonialisme dalam membaca (hermeneutik) teks-teks suci. Teks-teks religius, terutama Alkitab, yang telah banyak dipengaruhi ?kekuasaan? harus dilihat dengan cermat agar si pembaca atau umat Kristen tidak terjebak dalam kerangka pikir kolonial yang tidak relevan pada masa ini.

Swartzentruber menjelaskan bahwa ada begitu banyak perspektif dalam memahami teori-teori poskolonial sejak kemunculannya 25 tahun yang lalu. Dengan mengutip R.S. Sugirtharajah, ia memahami bahwa

‘Symbol and belief’ is our main topic in Wednesday Forum this week based on theme “Water in the Catholic Pilgrimage Place: the Case of Water in the Catholic Temple in Ganjuran Bantul”. We invite you to join this forum. Some information about the forum can be read as follows.

Date: Wednesday, 29 April 2009
Time: 12.30 pm ? 2.30 pm (free lunch)
Venue: Room 306, UGM Graduate School Teknika Utara Pogung
Speaker: Agus Tridiatno,Yoachim

Abstract:

One characteristic of catholic pilgrimage places is the existence of spring or well (Jv: sendang). It is usually believed that in the pilgrimage places happened miracles related to the spring such as health recovery. Then, many people came there for getting health recovery or other hopes.

‘Symbol and belief’ is our main topic in Wednesday Forum this week based on theme “Water in the Catholic Pilgrimage Place: the Case of Water in the Catholic Temple in Ganjuran Bantul”. We invite you to join this forum. Some information about the forum can be read as follows.

Date: Wednesday, 29 April 2009

Time: 12.30 pm

‘simbol dan kepercayaan’ adalah topik utama kita dalam Wednesday Forum minggu ini, di bawah tema/judul “Air di Daerah Peziarahan: Kasus Air di Biara Katolik di Ganjuran Bantul”. Kami mengundang Anda untuk bergabung dalam forum ini. Beberapa informasi dapat dibaca di bawah ini.

Hari/tanggal: Rabu, 29 April 2009
Waktu: 12.30 ? 14.30 WIB (makan siang gratis)
Tempat: Ruang 306, UGM Sekolah Pascasarjana Jln. Teknika Utara Pogung
Pembicara: Agus Tridiatno Yoachim

Abstrak

One characteristic of catholic pilgrimage places is the existence of spring or well (Jv: sendang). It is usually believed that in the pilgrimage places happened miracles related to the spring such as health recovery. Then, many people came there for getting health recovery or other hopes.

‘simbol dan kepercayaan’ adalah topik utama kita dalam Wednesday Forum minggu ini, di bawah tema/judul “Air di Daerah Peziarahan: Kasus Air di Biara Katolik di Ganjuran Bantul”. Kami mengundang Anda untuk bergabung dalam forum ini. Beberapa informasi dapat dibaca di bawah ini.

Hari/tanggal: Rabu, 29 April 2009
Waktu: 12.30 14.30 WIB (makan siang gratis)
Tempat: Ruang 306, UGM Sekolah Pascasarjana Jln. Teknika Utara Pogung
Pembicara: Agus Tridiatno Yoachim

Abstrak

One characteristic ofcatholic pilgrimage places is the existence of spring or well (Jv: sendang). It is usually believed that inthe pilgrimage places happened miracles related to the spring such as healthrecovery. Then, many people came there for getting health recovery or otherhopes.