scholarly journals Interpreting Islam and Plural Society

ICR Journal ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Haniff Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Muslim Country ◽  
Majority Group ◽  
Analytical Perspective ◽  
Plural Society ◽  
Plural Societies

This article seeks to provide a descriptive and analytical perspective about how Islam can be interpreted by Muslims in plural societies with two contrasting results. Building on those results, this article provides two other variations, thus providing a spectrum of views on Islam and a plural society in one continuum. The article also offers an extrapolation of Muslim attitudes and treatment of non-Muslims in two different contexts; where Muslims are a majority group or as a minority in a non-Muslim country. The two contexts are chosen because they represent the contemporary setting, in which many Muslims find themselves today. Finally, the article offers some reasons that explain the divergence of views and sometimes even contradicting interpretations that influence and shape Muslim attitudes towards plural societies.

Review Essay on Why Muslim Integration Fails in Christian-Heritage Societies by Claire Adida, David Laitin and Marie-Anne Valfort

2019 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
pp. 96-119
Author(s):  
Thierry Verdier
Keyword(s):  
Social Context ◽  
Minority Groups ◽  
Minority Group ◽  
Cultural Integration ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Host Society ◽  
Majority Group ◽  
Muslim Minority ◽  
Analytical Perspective ◽  
Policy Proposals

This paper reviews the book Why Muslim Integration Fails in Christian-Heritage Societies by Claire Adida, David Laitin and Marie-Anne Valfort (hereafter, ALV), providing an analytical perspective on the issues related to minority discrimination and integration in a host society. Building upon the sociological and recent economic approaches to cultural integration, we highlight the different mechanisms behind the existence of a discriminatory equilibrium between a majority group and a minority group in a given social context. The paper then discusses the specific case of the Muslim minority groups in the French context and outlines the strengths and limitations of the research approach expanded by ALV. We finally consider the policy proposals provided by ALV, assessing their viability, as well as the dynamic political economy constraints they might face in a Christian-heritage society. (JEL J15, Z12, Z13)

scholarly journals Development of Belawan's "Marsihaholongan" Batak Toba Dance / Script in the Context of a Plural Community in North Sumatra

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 712-716
Author(s):  
Flansius Tampubolon ◽  
Maurits Junard Pollatu
Keyword(s):  
Modern Dance ◽  
Educational Value ◽  
Cultural Elements ◽  
Community Or ◽  
Plural Society ◽  
Training Activities ◽  
Plural Societies ◽  
Traditional Arts ◽  
North Sumatra ◽  
Made In

North Sumatra is one of the provinces in Indonesia which is quite rich in culture including dance. Dance studio is one part of cultural elements that have educational value in the form of function and role in the midst of plural society. Some people of North Sumatra compile and manage dance studios to preserve traditional arts. One of the existing dance studios is the Toba Batak Dance / Aksara "Marsihaholongan". This dance studio is one of the studios in the Bagan Deli area, Belawan. This dance studio began to be made in 2008 with the aim of a place or facility used by the community or a group of people to conduct training activities, namely activities that focus more on the dance field, both traditional and modern dance. This dance studio was created also as a vehicle for the application of harmony among religious believers, not only based on the field of art, but also based on improving culture in plural societies.

scholarly journals Penginjilan Terhadap Masyarakat Plural Berdasarkan Surat Efesus

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Erna Ngala ◽  
Veydy Yanto Mangantibe
Keyword(s):  
Program Design ◽  
Christian Faith ◽  
Plural Society ◽  
Plural Societies

This article discusses evangelism to plural societies based on the epistle of ephesians. Evangelism is god’s program, design and work that bring for himself, people to fellowship, worship / praise and serve him in wholeness and harmony. Evangelism is established by god from eternity, because all things are designed by god from eternity in his omniscience and power in evangelism (eph. 1: 4-14). God wants his people to have fellowship with him, become his worshipers and serve him, the true god. The challenge in evangelism is that every religion is different, all religions have objects that are worshiped, therefore it will not be possible to be completely equated between one religion and another. Plural society equates christian faith with other beliefs by looking for loopholes to align christianity with other religions. The duty of the believer is to preach the gospel so that unbelievers hear and believe in the lord jesus and are saved, not compromising the gospel or juxtaposing christian faith with other beliefs. Keywords: Evangelism; Plural Society; Ephesians Letter  AbstrakArtikel ini membahasa mengenai penginjilan terhadap masyarakat plural berdasarkan surat Efesus. Penginjilan merupakan program, rancangan dan karya Allah yang membawa bagi diriNya sendiri suatu umat untuk bersekutu, menyembah/memuji dan melayani Dia dalam keutuhan dan keserasian. Penginjilan ditetapkan Allah sejak kekekalan, sebab segala sesuatu dirancang Allah dari kekal dalam kemahatahuanNya dan kuasaNya didalam penginjilan (Ef.  1:4-14). Allah menghendaki agar umatNya bersekutu dengan Dia, menjadi penyembahNya dan melayani Dia, Allah yang benar. Tantangan dalam penginjilan adalah setiap agama berbeda, semua agama memiliki objek yang disembah, oleh sebab itu tidak akan mungkin dapat disamakan secara keseluruhannya antara agama satu dengan yang lain. Masyarakat plural, menyamakan iman Kristen dengan kepercayaan lain dengan mencari celah untuk dapat menjajarkan kekristenan dengan keagamaan lain. Tugas dari orang percaya ialah memberitakan Injil agar orang-orang yang belum percaya mendengar dan menjadi percaya kepada Tuhan Yesus serta diselamatkan, bukan mengkompromikan Injil atau menjajarkan iman Kristen dengan kepercayaan lain. Kata Kunci: Penginjilan; Masyarakat Plural; Surat Efesus

Monash University – The S.T.E.P.S. Project

1978 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 64-65
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Political Rhetoric ◽  
Department Of Education ◽  
Conceptual Mapping ◽  
Definitive Statement ◽  
Plural Society ◽  
Development Committee ◽  
Plural Societies ◽  
Australian Department

A Survey of Teacher Education for Plural Societies (the S.T.E.P.S. Project) has been commissioned and funded by the Education Research and Development Committee of the Australian Department of Education.In the present state of teacher education in Australia, there are quite apparent uncertainties about aims, guiding presuppositions, and models of society. For instance, in the area of pluralism, agreement has yet to be reached on whether Australia is multicultural, multiethnic, multiracial, or polyethnic. All these terms have been used at various times – often as political rhetoric – but arguably do not clarify our understanding of the nature of Australian pluralism.At the conceptual mapping level, STEPS is designed to survey available recent Australian and overseas literature and research to arrive at a summary of the concepts currently employed to describe plural societies. It is hoped that this summary will provide a basis for arriving at a definitive statement about the special characteristics of Australian pluralism – it being axiomatic that each plural society will have its own ‘brand’ of pluralism – in order to assist educators’ and educational planners’ thinking and policy making.

scholarly journals SISTEM PEMBAGIAN WARISAN PADA MASYARAKAT MULTIKULTURAL: STUDI DI DESA TELUK PANJI II KECAMATAN KAMPUNG RAKYAT KABUPATEN LABUHAN BATU SELATAN SUMATERA UTARA

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 161
Author(s):  
Khoirun Nisa
Keyword(s):  
Informal Education ◽  
Cultural Background ◽  
Multicultural Society ◽  
Kinship System ◽  
Plural Society ◽  
The Law ◽  
Plural Societies ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
Different Cultures ◽  
The Relationship

Indonesian state is constituted of various races and cultures which reflect plural societies and create culture, art, and different customs as informal education of the society. Multicultural society is a society that acknowledges plurality as the matter of Indonesian nation. This kind of society can be easily found at Teluk Panji II village characterized as one of transmigration areas. Inter-cultural harmony is also depicted through marital system with different cultural background. For example, multicultural society will contribute to create equal position of different cultures. Multicultural society is relatively new term which is introduced by Canadian State around 1970s. This furthermore produces cultural fusion which bounds the relationship of plural society into multicultural one adhering to different kinship system. In sum, the law of inheritance implemented differs with those applied among families concluded through endogamy marriage.

Mutuality in Acculturation

2013 ◽  
Vol 221 (4) ◽  
pp. 205-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriel Horenczyk ◽  
Inga Jasinskaja-Lahti ◽  
David L. Sam ◽  
Paul Vedder
Keyword(s):  
Intergroup Relations ◽  
Extended Model ◽  
Psychological Study ◽  
Intergroup Interactions ◽  
Mutual Contact ◽  
Acculturation Model ◽  
Plural Societies ◽  
Perceptions And Expectations

This paper focuses on processes and consequences of intergroup interactions in plural societies, focusing primarily on majority-minority mutuality in acculturation orientations. We examine commonalities and differences among conceptualizations and models addressing issues of mutuality. Our review includes the mutual acculturation model ( Berry, 1997 ), the Interactive Acculturation Model (IAM – Bourhis et al., 1997 ), the Concordance Model of Acculturation (CMA – Piontkowski et al., 2002 ); the Relative Acculturation Extended Model (RAEM – Navas et al., 2005 ), and the work on acculturation discrepancies conducted by Horenczyk (1996 , 2000 ). We also describe a trend toward convergence of acculturation research and the socio-psychological study of intergroup relations addressing issues of mutuality in attitudes, perceptions, and expectations. Our review has the potential to enrich the conceptual and methodological toolbox needed for understanding and investigating acculturation in complex modern societies, where majorities and minorities, immigrants and nationals, are engaged in continuous mutual contact and interaction, affecting each other’s acculturative choices and acculturative expectations.

Religion and Locality

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-168
Author(s):  
Hisanori Kato
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Background ◽  
Religious Movement ◽  
Local Culture ◽  
Social Setting ◽  
Muslim Country ◽  
The World ◽  
Nahdlatul Ulama ◽  
Indigenous Religions ◽  
Local Traditions ◽  
Local Languages

Indonesia is known for its multicultural social setting, with approximately three hundred local ethnicities and five hundred local languages. Religions also have infiltrated into the life of Indonesia. Among six officially recognized religions, Islam occupies the majority religion in the country, and the total number of Muslims is almost two hundred million. That makes Indonesia the most populous Muslim country in the world. However, we also know that the legacy of pre-Islamic civilizations, such as Hinduism, Buddhism, and indigenous religions, is still deeply rooted in Indonesian soil. With this socio-cultural background, Indonesian Islam has developed with the influence of local traditions. We see several Islamic rituals and practices that seem to have been "Indonesianized". Yet, this localized version of Islam is by no means favoured by more religiously strict Islamic groups. In 2015, Nahdlatul Ulama, the largest Islamic organization, launched the so-called Islam Nusantara movement, which upholds the essence of local culture in Islam. This newly-emerged religious movement also presents a profound question in relation to the authenticity of religion, that is, whether religions are able to maintain the "original" rituals and practices without historical,  geographical and regional influences. We will explore the development of the Islam Nusantara movement with this question in mind.

Pengaruh Inflasi, BI Rate, NPF, dan BOPO terhadap Profitabilitas Bank Umum Syariah di Indonesia

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 133-153
Author(s):  
Toufan Aldian Syah
Keyword(s):  
Banking Industry ◽  
External Factors ◽  
Coefficient Of Determination ◽  
Muslim Country ◽  
Internal Factors ◽  
Slowing Down ◽  
The World ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Test Correlation ◽  
The Ideal

Banking industry has a very important role in economic development in a country. Indonesia, which is the largest Muslim country in the world, certainly has the prospect of the development of Sharia Banking Industry is very good in the future. However, the development of Sharia Bank has been slowing down in recent years and the profitability of sharia comercial banking is still below the ideal value. This study aims to determine the internal factors and external factors that affect the profitability of Sharia Bank in the year of January 2012 until August 2017. The variables used in this study are ROA, Inflation, NPF, and BOPO. The data used is aggregate data of all Sharia Commercial Banks recorded at Bank Indonesia. Measurement of Statistic Description, F-Test, T-Test, Correlation Coefficient, Coefficient of Determination and Multiple Linear Regression using IBM SPSS 21 software. The results showed that significant negative effect of BI rate, NPF and BOPO was found, while Inflation variable showed negative but not significant. Overall, the above variables affect the ROA of 87.7%, while 12.3% is likely to be influenced by other factors.

Pesantren dan Pluralisme: Upaya Modernisasi Pendidikan Pesantren Menuju Masyarakat Madani

1970 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 243-270
Author(s):  
Muhammad Muntahibun Nafis
Keyword(s):  
Religious Education ◽  
Indigenous Institutions ◽  
Great Hope ◽  
Plural Societies ◽  
Civilized Society ◽  
Developing Society

Pesantren is one of the indigenous institutions of religious education in Indonesia that still exists until recently. Therefore, its role in constructing and developing society as its essential duties is always questioned. However, at least, its sustainable indicates that it fits to fulfill and dialogue with the dynamics society. In other words, it can be regarded as an institution that does not only successfully anticipate, receipt and adopt social developments but also integrates them within its essential tradition and values. This paper just focuses on how pesantren develops its values and tradition to respect plurality. As a result, pesantren has some philosophies and practices supporting in realizing multicultural and plural societies. In this sense, we still have great hope to pesantren roles in developing civilized society

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