Religious Violence and the Ministry of Religion

‘Public Religion’ in the Pancasila-based State of Indonesia

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ID12839014
AuthorsBenyamin Fleming Intan (0000-0003-0785-5178, corresponding author)
Year2019
Volume13
Issue2
Pages227-246
Publication date2019-07-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Public Theology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1569-7320 • E-ISSN: 1872-5171
PublisherBrill (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1163/15697320-12341573
OpenAlexW2957565656
LanguageEN
Citations received4

Religious violence in Indonesia has its origins mainly in factors that are external to religion. One factor in particular is the striving for political power initiated by the Ministry of Religion wherein religion and the state seek to subordinate the other. Within the Pancasila-based state religions have been enabled to live together in peace and harmony; opportunities have been created in which each religion can play an active role in the public sphere. This principle allows all religions and beliefs to function in public life. In a society like Indonesia a civil society—and how a particular religion functions—must begin with the reality of religious diversity. On this foundation a ‘public religion’ in the service of a civil society has the potential to be a transforming and liberating power necessary for democratic socio-political life

Civil society · Democracy · Harmony (color · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Public sphere · Social science · Sociology · Sociology of religion · State (computer science · Contemporary Christian Leadership and Education · Cultural and Religious Practices in Indonesia · Islamic Studies and Radicalism · Law

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