Abstract 
The attempt to expand the discourse of science and religion by considering the pluralistic landscape of today’s world requires not only adding new voices from more religious traditions but a rethinking of the basic categories of the discourse, that is, “science,” “religion,” and the notion that the main issue to be investigated is the relationship between the two. Making use of historical studies of science and religion discourse and a case study from Indonesia, this article suggests a rethinking of the categories, including giving more attention to indigenous religions. The presentation will be based on a paper published in Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science [Zygon, vol. 50, no. 2 (June 2015)].
Speaker:
Dr. Zainal Abidin Bagir, is the Director of the Center for Religious and Cross-cultural Studies (CRCS), Graduate School of Gadjah Mada University (GMU), Yogyakarta, Indonesia. He is also a member of the Board of Trustee of Indonesian Consortium for Religious Studies (ICRS-Yogya), representing GMU. In 2009 he was appointed as Indonesian Associate for UNESCO Chair in Interreligious and Intercultural Relations—Asia Pacific. Recently he led a research (2008-2009) on four decades of discourse and practice of inter-religious dialogue in Indonesia. At CRCS he teaches Academic Study of Religion, Philosophy of Religion, and Religion, Science and Technology. At the Philosophy Department of GMU he teaches philosophy of science and of technology. He conducts research and writes on subjects related to religion and contemporary issues, with special attention to religion and science and to the Muslim world, and issues on the relation between religious communities.

Author: Ali Ja’far/CRCS
Editor: Gregory Vanderbilt

“Where religious freedom is heading to” is the big question nowadays. It is sensitive issue in pluralistic societies where blasphemy law and religious conflict are still dominant. Speaking in the Wednesday Forum of CRCS/ICRS, Dr Paul Marshal of the Hudson Institute in Washington, D.C., and the Leimena Institute in Jakarta argued that emphasizing religious freedom does not correlate with religious conflict, but the prevalence of religious restriction does. In his research summary, combining data from more than 180 countries, he showed that there are two factors related to religious conflict: religious restriction and social hostilities.

Authors
Suhadi, Mohamad Yusuf, Marthen Tahun, Budi Asyhari, Sudarto
Publisher
CRCS-UGM, 2015
Paperback
92 pages
Price
Rp. 45.000
This Report on Religious Life in Indonesia examines three issues. First, its analysis of the politics of religious education includes a look at the history and ideology of religious education, religious identity as a student index, and religious education for members of “belief groups” not recognized by the state as official religions. Second, it examines the 2013 Curriculum and the place of religious education in it. The monograph also investigates the new requirements of “spiritual competence” as a new “burden” for all school subjects in the 2013 Curriculum. Third, it discusses religion in the public space of the school. Since the Reform Era, the existence of spiritual organizations is very significant in shaping religious identity in the public space of school.
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THE POLITICS OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

Presented by Ronald Gilliam, Online Development Coordinator – Center for Southeast Asian Studies, University of Hawai′i at Mānoa.

In the past ten years, social networking sites have gained in popularity, but many users have yet to learn the efficacy behind strategic social networking. Surprisingly, few academics and educational administrators use free social networking sites despite that the majority of students have daily interaction in online social communities. This presentation aims to showcase various social networking technologies and how they may be applied in an academic setting. The Center for Southeast Asian Studies social networking strategies on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Pinterest and Vimeo will be used as resources for our discussion and we will explore examples of how to create social networking strategies to maximize engagement.
Wednesday, August 19th 2015 @ 10- 12 AM, Room 407
4th floor of Graduate School Building, UGM
Jl. Teknika Utara, Pogung, Yogyakarta Telp. 0274 544 976
SPEAKER BIO
Ronald Gilliam is the Online Development Coordinator in the Center for Southeast Asian Studies and he is primarily responsible for the continual development of the Center’s online programming. Since joining the Center in 2009, Ronald has implemented strategic social networking standards in order to create a dynamic community on the CSEAS website. He freelances as a graphic designer and web development consultant through his company, Colordrop.
 
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Your-Sample-Social-Editorial-Calendar
Creating a Social Media Strategy -guide