The politicisation of houses of worship has become a major issue in recent elections in Indonesia. A key concern is the fear that sacred spaces will become a polarising platform for electoral mobilisation. However, the impact read more

Pope Francis’ 2015 encyclical on the caring for environment, Laudato Si, has stimulated various responses from the Indonesian Catholic community. While these responses indicate how effective the Pope’s teaching has read more

The talk attempts to address the long-running controversy of religion’s place in environmental stewardship. Through teachings that position humans above nature, religion is thought to contribute to environmental read more

Making Sense of Religion in Adaptation Processes: Narrating Muslims’ Responses to Coastal Abrasion on the North Coast of Java

This study discusses religious dimensions in environmental adaptation processes of two Muslim read more

Indonesia has increasingly become a favorite “transit space” for refugees and asylum seekers from Asian and African countries (Afghanistan, Somalia, Myanmar, Iran, Ethiopia, etc). Among these populations, there are read more

Along the Spectrum from Indigeneity to Islam: Kejawen Positionings and Practices of Ethical Self-Formation on Java.

In Indonesia, the Islamic revival in the 1970s led to a new interest of Islamic piety and scholarly engagement read more