| Title | : | The Ambiguity of Religion: A Study of the Ambon Conflict, 1999-2001 |
| Author | : | Marthen Tahun (CRCS, 2007) |
| Keywords | : | Ambon Conflict, Laskar Jihad, Conflict Resolution, Religion and Violence |
| Abstract | ||
| The aim of this thesis is to understand the major contributing factors of the Ambon conflict from 1999-2001, the influence of religion on the conflict escalation, and the contribution of religion to the process of conflict resolution.The Ambon conflict that started on January 19, 1999 is recorded as one of the great human tragedies in Indonesia happened after the economic crisis that hit Indonesia in 1997 and after the leadership transition from the Soeharto regime to the more democratic reformation era. The conflict started on the Islamic holy day when the Muslims in Ambon were supposed to celebrate the day of Idul Fitri peacefully. Only a few days after the conflict eruption, thousands of BBM (Bugis Buton Makasar) people leave Ambon in a massive exodus as response to rumors that the Ambonese indigenous would attack and destroy the BBM who for a long time took control over the trading sectors in Ambon city and the seashore areas. That exodus created more nervousness in the city while the uncontrolled mass of Muslim and Christian groups in amok attacking the facilities related to religious symbols. Thousands of peoples had to flee from their houses and lived as refugees in schools, the military or the police bases. The issue of religious conflict between Muslim and Christian in Ambon was amplified in a short period creating more religious segregation in that city. The discourse of this religious conflict was strong in Ambon. Many people outside of Ambon also perceived the Ambon conflict as a religious conflict between Muslim and Christian, especially when the Laskar Jihad from Java finally came to Maluku. The religious issue then empowered to be a separatist issue based on the assumption that RMS was behind that conflict. This issue was stronger at the declaration of the FKM (Forum Kedaulatan Maluku). There is a mix of issues such as ethnicity, religion, and separatism in the Ambon conflict. In the midst of all this background, this writing critically adopted the thought of three scholars: Scott Appleby, Charles Kimbal and Charles Selengut as a tool to understand the Ambon conflict. |
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Tesis
Judul: Interpretasi Ilmiah tentang Kisah Penciptaan Manusia dalam Alkitab dan Al-Qur’án
Penulis: Suparjo (CRCS, 2004)
Kata-kata kunci: Tuhan, penciptaan, evolusi, interpretasi, dan teologi
Abstrak:
Tesis ini ditulis dalam bahasa Inggris dengan judul “Scientific Interpretation Concerning Creation of Man in the Bible and the Qur’án.” Judul tersebut dapat diterjemahkan menjadi “Interpretasi Ilmiah tentang Kisah Penciptaan Manusia dalam Alkitab dan Al-Qur’án.” Judul yang sekaligus tema tersebut dianalisis dalam perspektif teologi; maksudnya, kisah penciptaan dan teori evolusi dianalisis dengan perspektif teologi.
| Title | : | Human Finitude and Interreligious Dialogue: A Discussion of Hans-Georg Gadamer’s Thought on Human Finitude |
| Author | : | Mega Hidayati (CRCS, 2006) |
| Keywords | : | human limitation, interreligious dialogue, awareness of otherness |
| Abstract | ||
| In this plural world, in terms of religion, the encounter among people who have different religions is inevitable. Problems arise when someone views others based on his/her religious beliefs, meaning she/he does not realize that what she/he believes is truly limited, or in other words, humans are limited in their understanding of others’ beliefs. This becomes dangerous when people maintain their false prejudices towards others and do not want to obtain the clarification of the prejudices. In many times and places, religious issues are one of the significant factors which rapidly increase the state of conflict and violence. Interreligious dialogue is one measure to avoid such danger above. In an interreligious dialogue, people do not only talk about their religious teachings but also are concerned about the human problems of suffering. Thus, the understanding among followers of different religions and a clarification of prejudice are possible through interreligious dialogue. In this thesis, human finitude and interreligious dialogue are discussed by exploring Gadamer’s thoughts. Gadamer’s ideas of human finitude indeed help people to have the awareness of their finitude and of otherness. In addition, Gadamer conveys a model of dialogue by regarding this fact of human finitude. By exploring this, hopefully, people will be aware of the need for dialogue with others. This model of dialogue will be associated with Kniter’s four models of interreligious dialogue so that an immense contribution of Gadamer’s thoughts into interreligious dialogue can be obtained and the most adequate model of interreligious dialogue can be found. |
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Judul: Teologi Pembebasan dalam Penafsiran Al-Quran (Perspektif Farid Esack tentang Kerjasama Antaragama Melawan Ketidakadilan)
Penulis: Erik Sabti Rahmawati (CRCS, 2006)
Kata-kata kunci: Teologi pembebasan, penafsiran al-Qur’an, Kerjasama antaragama.
Abstrak:
Penelitian ini berusaha menjawab tiga persoalan berkaitan dengan ide-ide Farid Esack, (1) bagaimana Farid Esack mengaplikasikan prinsip-prinsip liberation theology dalam upaya menafsirkan al-Qur’an? (2) bagaimana pandangan Esack tentang pluralisme agama dan kerjasama antarumat beragama? (3) mengapa Esack mengumandangkan pendapatnya tentang pluralisme agama dan kerjasama antarumat beragama dalam al-Qur’an?
| Title | : | Relation among Different Religious Believers in Kotesan, Prambanan, Klaten |
| Author | : | Ruwandi (CRCS, 2005) |
| Keywords | : | Relation among Different Religious Believers |
| Abstract | ||
| This research aims at analyzing the creation of interfaith relation, the factors that influence this creation, and the ways of maintaining it. This is a socio-anthropological study conducted in Kotesan, Prambanan, Klaten, Central Java. The respondents of this study are the key persons consisting of village government officials, public figures, religious leaders, and several common people. The methods used to collect the data are Focus Group Discussion (FGD), participant observation, in-dept-interview, and documentation. Then, the data collected from the research field are socially and anthropologically analyzed. The research findings show that interfaith relation in Kotesan, Prambanan, Klaten is a historical heritage handed down from generation to generation. The creation of the relation is influenced by several conditions, for instance: geographical setting, social and living-hood systems, economic condition, and the level of welfare. All the community layers – they are village government officials, public figures, religious leaders, and common people, actively involve in the process of the creation. There are two factors that influence interfaith relation in Kotesan namely internal and external factors. The former consists of emotional, cultural, and familial affinities, and religious teachings; while the latter covers contact with outsiders, and people’s mobility. Familial affinity is the most influential since this one has characterized the internal factors and lessen the significance of the external shapers. Kotesan villagers maintain the established relation through several ways, for instance: social activities, dialog, and government and intra-faith creations. Social activities, however, are the most significant ways because the informality of these activities makes the extensions of the actors involved in conversation and the scope of social problems discussed. |
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Judul: Kerukunan Umat Beragama di Desa Kotesan Kecamatan Prambanan Klaten: Telaah Dialog Antaragama dalam Perspektif Agama Buddha
Penulis: Heriyah (CRCS, 2005)
Kata-kata kunci: Pluralitas agama, Common Ground, dan sinkretisme
Abstrak:
Pluralitas Agama adalah sebuah potret masyarakat Indonesia yang tidak dapat dipungkiri. Keberadaan common ground atau common cause merupakan syarat untuk terjadinya dialog antaragama yang bisa menyatukan perbedaan dan menciptakan kerukunan umat beragama. Sikap eksklusif, inklusif dan pluralis biasanya kita dapati di dalam proses dialog antaragama. Setiap agama memiliki konsep hubungan dengan Yang Transenden (ultimate reality), cara pandang melihat realitas kehidupan dengan jalan berbeda-beda, dan memiliki tujuan akhir yang sama, yaitu memperoleh kebahagiaan. Dialog antaragama terealisasi pada tataran teologis, filosofis dan praktik kehidupan sehari-hari.
