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This month’s newsletter features reflections on Indonesia’s post-election landscape, a brief history of Indonesian Confucianism, and an essay responding to the recent terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka. We are also pleased to announce that in July CRCS will hold a conference on indigenous religions and a fellowship program on freedom of religion or belief. Applications for these two programs are due this month.

We are seeking participants for this international conference on indigenous religions. Held on July 1-3, 2019, the conference will respond to the government’s implementation of the Constitutional Court’s 2017 ruling that gave equal, legal recognition to followers of Indonesia’s indigenous religions. (English)

We are seeking ten lecturers who teach subjects related to law, sharia, philosophy, religious studies, and social and political sciences to participate in research and developing university curriculum during this fellowship. Applications are due May 24. (Indonesian)
 

Terrorism and extremism are often discussed in light of security studies. The latest CRCS report, published in cooperation with the Center for the Study of Religion and Democracy (PUSAD), explores the way the 2019 elections provided non-violent channels for ex-jihadists’ political aspiration in Poso and Bima. (Indonesian)
 

Narratives about election fraud and the ‘sorcery’ of quick counts declaring a win for the incumbent, referencing the Qur’anic story of war between Talut and Jalut, have been promoted by a prominent figure from the challenger’s camp. These narratives have aims beyond the election. (Indonesian)

Confucianism is the only one among the six recognized religions of Indonesia that experienced a peculiar path in negotiating its status with the Indonesian government. This article gives a brief history of Confucianism in Indonesia with an insider’s account of the struggle to gain state recognition. (English)

We can’t expect the local response to terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka to be the same as that in New Zealand, due to a different landscape of identity politics in both countries. However, amidst this difficult situation, initiatives from Sri Lankan interfaith groups to foster interreligious solidarity need supporting. (Indonesian)

15 May - Hunting Baraka: On Majelis Habib Syech, with James Edmonds

8 May - "Ecological Conversion" and Recognition of Indigenous Communities, with Zainal Abidin Bagir

24 April - A Religious World Order?: Indonesian Appropriations and Reconfigurations, with Delphine Allès

CRCS Newsletter of May 2019



The Center for Religious and Cross-cultural Studies (CRCS) is a Master's Degree program in Religious Studies and a research center at the Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Studies, Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM).
 
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