scholarly journals Marriage and Religion: Dynamics of Religious Conversion in Marriage and The Advancement of Community Religious Life Perspective of Religious Psychology and Sociology (Study in Lumajang Regency)

Dialog ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-66
Author(s):  
Muhammad Aminuddin Shofi
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Religious Conversion ◽  
Religious Life ◽  
Religious Observance ◽  
Strong Belief ◽  
Surrounding Environment ◽  
Religious Psychology ◽  
New Religion

This study analyzes how and why interfaith couples tend to return to their religions after marriage. The results showed that the choice of interfaith couples to embrace their partner’s religion at the time of marriage is necessary, because they saw that their new religion provides attractive rewards (marriage). The discovery of the converters who later reverted to their original religion indicated that the religious conversion was carried out for the purpose of marrying their partners only. There were three reasons for the conversion: a) A strong belief in the original religion so that it is difficult to completely convert to a new religion when getting married. b) Freedom of religious observance given by the spouses and the families becomes social support which makes the converters remain calm and confident about their actions. c) The surrounding environment is also the reason as to why conversion occurs; the religion of the majority of the surrounding community can also influence conversion to the original religion. Penelitian ini akan menganalisis bagaimana dan apa alasan pasangan beda agama melakukan konversi agama kembali pasca perkawinan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan pilihan pasangan beda agama untuk memeluk agama pasangannya ketika menikah adalah sebuah keniscayaan, sebab mereka melihat agama baru yang dianut memberikan reward yang menarik (menikah). Ditemukannya pelaku konversi yang kemudian kembali menganut agama asal menandakan konversi agama yang dilakukan tidak sungguhan, hanya sebatas untuk dapat mengawini pasangannya. Ada tiga alasan tindakan konversi yang dilakukan informan penelitian: a) Kuatnya keimanan pada agama asal sehingga sulit untuk harus secara total melakukan konversi agama ketika melangsungkan perkawinan. b) Kebebasan dalam menganut agama yang diberikan oleh pasangan dan keluarga menjadi dukungan sosial yang menjadikan pelaku konversi tetap tenang dan percaya diri atas tindakannya. c) Lingkungan sekitar juga menjadi alasan pelaku konversi, agama mayoritas masyarakat sekitar juga dapat mempengaruhi tindakan konversi pada agama semula.

The Religious Conversion Process Among the Sidāma of North-East Africa

Africa ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 72 (4) ◽  
pp. 598-627 ◽  
Author(s):  
John H. Hamer
Keyword(s):  
East Africa ◽  
Closed System ◽  
Religious Conversion ◽  
Conversion Process ◽  
Beliefs And Practices ◽  
Reciprocal Exchange ◽  
North East ◽  
New Religion ◽  
Exchange Relations

AbstractThis article analyses the conversion process and the experiences of the Sidāma, in being proselytised by Protestant missionaries in an attempt to integrate them into the modernising Ethiopian state. The conversion process is considered in terms of reasons for accepting or rejecting the new religion. A minority of Sidāma are shown to have changed from old beliefs and practices, partly because of the ease of moral reinterpretation and secular incentives, but primarily because of dissatisfaction with reciprocal exchange relations with indigenous spirits and a desire to transcend the finality of death. In advancing this proposition it rejects the possibility of Sidāma beliefs as constituting a closed system of cosmology. Though Islam is also present in the region, for political and economic reasons it has been less attractive to prospective converts than Christianity.

scholarly journals Pendekatan Psikologis Dalam Upaya Manajemen Konflik Agama

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-51
Author(s):  
Mercy W.K Waney ◽  
Mariana Lusye Marlyn Lausan ◽  
Gabriela Rantung
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Management ◽  
Religious Life ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Psychological Approach ◽  
Mutual Respect ◽  
Espoused Values ◽  
Religious Psychology ◽  
Descriptive Qualitative

ABSTRACT: This study uses a descriptive qualitative approach. The purpose of this study is to find out how the psychological approach of religion in conflict management efforts. In religious life, living in peace is a very important part. Even though it is realized that religion is often used to show radicalism and intolerance. Religion, which is universal in nature, is understood as a concept, experience and actualization of espoused values. Religion is expected to provide a solution to the problems of the soul of its adherents because the values contained include mutual respect and respect. Through a religious psychology approach, we can see the resolution of a conflict.

Transforming Obligation in William James

2004 ◽  
pp. 89-119
Author(s):  
Roger A. Ward ◽  
Roger A. Ward
Keyword(s):  
Religious Conversion ◽  
William James ◽  
Religious Life ◽  
Personal Transformation ◽  
Jonathan Edwards ◽  
Philosophical Inquiry ◽  
Personal Character ◽  
Traditional Doctrine

This chapter describes the connection between the obligation William James finds in the reflective life and the resultant personal transformation that provides access to the meaning of that obligation. The relation between obligation and transformation leads James to claim that the development of personal character is a proper aim of philosophical inquiry. The chapter develops this line of thought by following James’s treatment of conversion in Varieties. It shows that James uses his analysis of character and personal transformation to separate himself clearly from the traditional doctrine of religious conversion, and particularly from Jonathan Edwards. It concludes with an analysis and critique of James’s position against conversion and asks what this means for his work in transforming the obligation to the religious life.

scholarly journals Islam, Kristen, dan Aruh: Agama Baru dan Perubahan Agroekosistem Peladang Dayak Loksado, Kalimantan

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 83
Author(s):  
Moh. Soehadha
Keyword(s):  
Religious Conversion ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Swidden Cultivation ◽  
New Religions ◽  
Depth Interview ◽  
Islam And Christianity ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact ◽  
New Religion ◽  
Special Region

<p>This article focuses on the influence of new religions (Islam and Christianity) to the changing of agroecosystem in Dayak Loksado. In line with the government policy in employing modern agricultural farming, spreading new religions (Islam and Christianity) have affected the changing of traditional farming to the modern one. This research aims to know the influence of religious conversion in an agroecosystem in Dayak Loksado and several influential factors and also the impact of that system. Using qualitative as an approach, the data are collected from in-depth interview focused on special region named Balai Padang, Malinau, Loksado. The result of this research shows that conversion to a new religion has changed agroecosystem in Dayak Loksado in terms of belief and practice for some people. Moreover, swidden cultivation or nomad agriculture has changed into a permanent one gradually. There are several influential factors decreasing of a local field for paddies and availability of field for rubbers and palms plantations.</p>

scholarly journals Religious Conversion of the Ethnic Minorities in the South of Vietnam

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-44
Author(s):  
Truong Phan Chau Tam
Keyword(s):  
Social Life ◽  
Religious Conversion ◽  
Religious Life ◽  
Human History ◽  
Ethnic Communities ◽  
The South ◽  
Southern Vietnam ◽  
Religious Conversions ◽  
Religious Convictions ◽  
Time Specific

Religious conversion is a phenomenon that has frequently occurred in human history. As part of religious life, religious conversion reflects fluctuations and changes in social existence, especially changes in the economic, cultural, social, religious factors and one‟s own subjective religious convictions. Religious conversions are taking place in the ethnic communities in Southern Vietnam, but in a context that is space and time specific. So the process of evolution, the nature, dynamics and characteristics of the case of religious conversion here is different and unique. Currently, the study of religious conversion in Vietnam in general and the South in particular, is modest. There have not been many studies regarding case specific religious conversion of people and no studies have done a full assessment of the nature and characteristics of religious conversion on social life in Southern Vietnam as well as forecasted the evolution and impact of the same. This article is intended to present and describe three cases of religious conversion in the south of Vietnam. These are the conversion to Protestantism of ethnic communities Khmer (originating from Cambodia)

scholarly journals Hubungan Antara Religiusitas dan Dukungan Sosial dengan Kebahagiaan Pelaku Konversi Agama

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zaenab Pontoh ◽  
M. Farid
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Correlation Analysis ◽  
Multiple Regression Analysis ◽  
Multiple Regression ◽  
Partial Correlation ◽  
Religious Conversion ◽  
Chinese Community ◽  
Partial Correlation Analysis ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between religiosity and social support with happiness among perpetrators of religious conversion. The data was collected from 60 participants who had experienced with religious conversion (muallaf) in Chinese Community. The participants were between 40 and 55 years of age. Data of this study was analysed by using a multiple regression analysisThe results of multiple regression analysis showed F = 20,060 with p = 0, 00 (p < 0, 01), it was revealed that religiosity and social support were found to be highly significant with happiness. Therefore, the result of this study indicated that hypothesis that there is any relationship between religiosity and social support with happiness was accepted. The results of partial correlation analysis were; (1) there was positive correlation between religiosity and happiness (r partial = 0,473, t = 4,056, with p = 0,000 (p<0,01)). It means,by increasing the religiosity, the happiness among perpetrators of religious conversion also will increase and (2) there was no any correlation between social support and happiness among perpetrators of religious conversion(r partial = 0,221 t = 1,715,with p = . 0,092 (p>0, 05)).

scholarly journals Dayak Kaharingan di tengah perubahan sosial ekologi dan praktik perpindahan agama di pedesaan Kalimantan Tengah

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nindyo Budi Kumoro
Keyword(s):  
Religious Conversion ◽  
Minority Group ◽  
Ecological Change ◽  
Swidden Cultivation ◽  
Beliefs And Practices ◽  
Forest Exploitation ◽  
Minority Religion ◽  
Individual Household ◽  
New Religion

This paper tries to explain the relation between social-ecological change and the phenomenon of religious conversion in a minority group in Indonesia. The case study is the Dayak community religion in Central Kalimantan, Kaharingan, with 'world' or 'official' religions such as Christianity, Catholicism, or Islam. The study of Kaharingan in this paper is placed in the context of Kalimantan as an object of resource expansion with massive intensity by the global economic capitalist chain. Forest exploitation and local gold mining activity from outsiders urged Dayaks to participate in new economic patterns, which caused swidden cultivation to become inaccessible to villagers and began to slowly be abandoned. This has implications for the transformation of the Dayaks in perceiving their relationship with the natural environment, a relationship that was previously the basis of Kaharingan religious beliefs and practices. Based on my ethnographic research in the rural Dayak community upriver Katingan, this paper shows that the religious conversion from Kaharingan to a new religion is more driven by social and economic morals that emphasize individual-household relations rather than the communal-collective pattern as before. This paper also argues that although traditional beliefs have slowly been abandoned, the practice of Kaharingan ceremonies is still held intensively for different purposes.Keywords: Minority religion, socio-economic and ecological change, religious conversion Abstrak Artikel ini berupaya menunjukkan relasi perubahan sosial-ekologi dengan fenomena perpindahan agama pada kelompok minoritas di Indonesia. Studi kasus dalam tulisan ini adalah agama masyarakat Dayak Kalimantan Tengah, yakni Kaharingan, dengan agama ‘dunia’ atau ‘resmi’ seperti Kristen, Katolik, maupun Islam di sana. Kajian mengenai Kaharingan di sini diletakkan dalam konteks Kalimantan sebagai obyek dari ekspansi sumber daya dengan intensitas yang massif oleh rantai ekonomi kapitalisme global. Eksploitasi kayu maupun pertambangan lokal dari pihak luar mendorong orang Dayak turut berpartisipasi dalam pola ekonomi baru menggeser perladangan berpindah ke posisi yang tidak menguntungkan. Hal ini turut mendorong perubahan orang Dayak dalam memaknai relasi mereka dengan alam sekitar, relasi yang sebelumnya menjadi basis kepercayaan dan praktik agama Kaharingan. Dengan mendasarkan pada hasil riset etnografi pedesaan Dayak di hulu Sungai Katingan, tulisan ini menunjukkan bahwa perpindahan agama dari Kaharingan ke agama baru lebih didorong oleh moral sosial dan ekonomi baru yang menekankan relasi individu-rumah tangga dari pada komunal-kolektif seperti sebelumnya. Tulisan ini juga ingin menunjukkan meskipun kepercayaan lama telah ditinggalkan, namun praktik upacara Kaharingan tetap digelar dengan intensif meskipun untuk tujuan yang berbeda. Kata kunci: Agama minoritas, perubahan material-ekologi, perpindahan agama 

Religion

Yiddish ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 95-107
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Shandler
Keyword(s):  
Early Modern ◽  
Popular Religion ◽  
Religious Life ◽  
Early Modern Period ◽  
Religious Observance ◽  
Sacred Texts ◽  
Modern Period ◽  
Integral Role

The place of Yiddish in Jewish religiosity is complex, playing a distinct but integral role in the internal bilingualism of traditional Ashkenazi worship and devotional scholarship. Yiddish became an important vehicle of what might be termed “popular religion” in the early modern period in the form of instructional manuals, supplementary liturgy, and translations of sacred texts. The language has been imbued with a distinct spiritual significance by Hasidim, who currently make the most extensive use of Yiddish in religious life. Conversely, Yiddish has been an important language for ardently secular Jews, for some of whom the language has replaced religious observance as their defining rubric of Jewishness.

scholarly journals Turun Melayu: Konstruksi Identitas Orang Dayak Muslim di Desa Kuala Rosan Kalimantan Barat

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 80
Author(s):  
Af’idatul Lathifah
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Religious Conversion ◽  
Cultural Community ◽  
West Kalimantan ◽  
New Religion

The province of West Kalimantan is known as a province inhabited by Dayak etnhnic. However, it cannot be denied that Malay also became the ethnic group dominated the province. The existence of Malay also  brings new religion to Dayak, namely Islam. The conversion of the Dayak religion into a Muslim certainly has cultural consequences. Dayak customs that are in part contrary to Islamic teachings must certainly be abandoned. Going down to Malays is the choice of Dayaks when they embrace Islam. Religious conversion is also followed by the conversion of culture, thus forming a new cultural community that is different from the Dayak and at the same time different from the Malays.

scholarly journals Profile of Social Support on The Quality of Life of People With HIV/AIDS (PLWHA)

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 1353-1358
Author(s):  
Susmiati Susmiati ◽  
Indah Jayani
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Research Result ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Rank Test ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Surrounding Environment ◽  
High Social Support ◽  
The Relationship

 The purpose of this research is to know the relationship between social support and quality of life for PLWHA. This research is a correlational analytic study that is quantitative using a cross sectional approach. The samples was 32 people who were selected by the purpossive sampling technique. The research instruments used were SSQ and WHOQOL-HIV BREF.  The results of data analysis using the Spearman rank test showed that the value of ρ value = 0,000 <α = 0.05. The research result states a relationship between social support and quality of life for PLWHA. Based on this research, it is expected that PLWHA can open themselves to the surrounding environment in order to get high social support so that it can improve the quality of life.

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