The areas of conflict relating to the freedom of religion and women’s rights do not affect the majority of Muslims who practice their religion in Germany and, in the process, they do not clash with the constitutional state. This is also not a matter having to do with those theologians who take their justification for comprehensive religious freedom and equal rights for women from the Koran an…
The areas of conflict relating to the freedom of religion and women’s rights do not affect the majority of Muslims who practice their religion in Germany and, in the process, they do not clash with the constitutional state. This is also not a matter having to do with those theologians who take their justification for comprehensive religious freedom and equal rights for women from the Koran an…
In this article, the writer reveals the presence and struggles of Protestant churches in Indonesia doing God’s mission within world’s largest Muslim population country. Firstly, the writer explains the challenges and strives of Protestant churches since the time of Dutch colonialism, Japanese colonization, until Indonesian independence which includes the Old Order and the New Order. This ar…
This article explores the concepts of religious pluralism in the perspective of Semitic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. As Semitic religions, the three actually share some teaching similarities in the field of theology. But, in so a long history development, it turns out that there are some differences in their theological teachings. The power history and politi…
This article explores the views and criticism Yûsuf al-Qaradâwî against Western views (secularism) about science. He provides awareness that religion and science have a relationship of mutual need. Religion needs science to explain the scientific facts that exist in nature. On the contrary, On the contrary, science requires religion in providing the moral basis for the application and useful…
Muslims are the largest part of Indonesian society, but in the history of elections,Islamic political parties have never won. The nationalist party tended to be a strong party, whereas religion-based party tend to be a weak party. This study aims to analyze how the influence of religion values on voting behavior during legislative elections in the Central Java. This study was conducted in 10 el…
This article explores Jamal al Banna's view on the realtion between religion and state, particularly his views on the relation system between Islam and state, and the related issues such as democracy, pluralism, and secularism. The article, therefore, describes issues on the concept of ummah in Islam, democracy within Islamic governmental system, and Islam's view on secularism and pluralism. Th…
This article aims at comprehensively examining Zaki Najib Mahmud's thought on the logic of positivism on the relathionship between religion and science. The study employs literature interpretation method. The study encompasses the logic of positivism of Zaki Najib Mahmud, confirmation map of know-ledge on areas of science and religion, and the dichotomy of science and religion. The study finds …
The verse lâ ikrâh fî al-dîn has been one of the most contested verses with regard to its meaning and definition by the ‘ulama (religious scholars) from the past to the present. Basing on this verse, progressive ‘ulama maintain that the idea of freedom of religion introduced by modern society does not contradict the Qur’ân. For them, freedom of religion includes not only freedom to c…
Religion Playys an importan role in a family life.As a family, we should continuously apply islamic values as a foundation in pursuing the family life. Thiis foundation as a guidance and direction for them to solve the problems of life so that peaceful (sakinah) family can be achived. When religious values are well implemented in the family life, the following conditions will be attained: every…