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1 online resource (1 online resource) |
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Religion in contemporary Asia ; 1 |
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations and glossary of terms; Introduction: Violence and secularism in the making of modern societies; Religious volatility and vitality in Indonesia; From communist to Christian: the state management of religion in Indonesia; Religious conversion: the negation of the old and the reception of the new?; The nature of the inquiry; Salatiga: a Christian city in Muslim Java; Yogyakarta: Christians in the sultanate; Primary sources of data and their collection |
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Organization of the bookNotes; 1. The landscape of Christianity in modern Indonesia; State management of statistics on Christianity in Indonesia; The geography of Christianity in Indonesia; Christian distribution in Java and Indonesia; Christian denominations; The Christian workforce; Christian theological institutions/universities; Christian places of worship; The institutionalization of the Christian churches in Indonesia; The ecumenical: the PGI; Paradise or prison: the PGLII; Besmirching or spreading Christianity: the PGPI; The GKJ: the Presbyterian form of church governance; Notes |
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2. Defining "religious" in Indonesia: toward neither an Islamic nor a secular stateReligious legacies of colonialism; Defining Indonesia at the declaration of independence; Pancasila: the Indonesian version of secularism; The Jakarta Charter: the proposal for an Islamic state; The institutionalization of religion: the Ministry of Religious Affairs; Religion in the political landscape in the Old Order; Islamic political parties; Muslim, communist and Christian rebellions; The general elections of 1955 and 1957; Interplay of religion and politics: the anti-communist jihad in 1965 |
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The Presidential Decree of 1965 regarding state-recognized religionsNotes; 3. Conversion to minority: violence and the state management of religion; Visibility of Christianity in Muslim Java; Extra-terrestrial: religious conversion in search of citizenship; Territorialization of the faith: genealogy of inter-religious violence in the New Order; State management of religion in Indonesia: anti-Christianity policies?; State regulation on the houses of worship in 1969 and 2006; Religious policies on missionary activities in 1978; Law No. 8 of 1985 on Pancasila and social organizations; Notes |
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4. Missions without missionaries: social dimension of church growth in Muslim JavaChurch growth in Muslim-majority society; The porosity of the religious frontiers at the institutional level; Mother or master? A bittersweet rapport between the Dutch and the GKJ; Sadrach -- from heretic to hero; The decrease of evangelical missionaries; The new generation of pendetas; The P4 system: inter-religious marriage in the GKJ; An inclusive perception of ins and outs; The publication of the Doctrine of Principles; Notes |
| Summary |
Although Indonesia is generally considered to be a Muslim state, and is indeed the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation, it has a sizeable Christian minority as a legacy of Dutch colonialism, with Christians often occupying relatively high social positions. This book examines the management of religion in Indonesia. It discusses how Christianity has developed in Indonesia, how the state, though Muslim in outlook and culture, is nevertheless formally secular, and how the principal Christian church, the Java Christian Church, has adapted its practices to fit local circumstances. It exami |
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Print version record |
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Religion and state -- Indonesia
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Church and state -- Indonesia
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Christianity and other religions -- Islam.
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Islam -- Relations -- Christianity.
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Christianity
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Church and state
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Interfaith relations
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Islam
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Religion and state
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Indonesia -- Church history
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Indonesia
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Church history
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1299744117 |
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9781299744110 |
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9781135037383 |
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1135037388 |
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