This research is the study of SMS Tauhiid phenomena as a religious practice in the context of media culture. SMS Tauhiid service enables its customer to access religious messages through SMS which is in particular contexts could potentially bring new patterns of religious practice. This article uses the mediatization concept dealing with media studies and political …
This article focuses on presenting problem of religious minority right in Indonesia. Based on its constitution, Indonesia has equal protection for all citizens. There are some basic religion right clearly protected and presented in constitutional and criminal law. Unfortunately, violation of minority rights still continues in Indonesian life. According to research data, there are a big gap perc…
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…
This article aims to describe Islamic religious thought of Muslim student at Khairun University in Ternate and the dynamic of religious movement organizations on campus. Informants of this study were selected using purposive method including activists of Islamic organizations, students, and lecturers of the university. Data were collected using interviews, observation, and documentation, and …
The religious counselor has an important role in society as an agent of the Ministry of Religious Affairs of Indonesia in transforming community. However, in the reality, as a community motivator, its class is far less important than the private motivators such as Mario Teguh, Abdullah Gymnastiar and his ESQ method, Christian Andrianto, Hermawan Kartajaya,Gede Prama, Krisnamurti, Guenta K., And…
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…
The article briefly maps and analyzes a number of obstacles in creating interreligious harmony in Indonesia. It also offers potential solutions to be practically implemented. The writers observe that there are a number of problems which become obstacles to build interreligious harmony such as economic and political problems, dispute over territory, the difference of ideological doctrines, role …
Religion does not occur in human life as a single reality, which cannot be separated from historical and cultural realm. It consists achievement of rational and spiritual domain, supporting historical needs of mankind life. Religion presents itself as an inseparable part of human history at various levels of civilizations. When debate of truth claims and salvation becomes a major theme, the the…
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…