Dengan menggunakan pendekatan filosofis-perennis, penulis berupaya untuk mengkaji dasar-dasar teologis yang dibutuhkan dalam menghadapi tantangan nyata pluralisme agama. Secara teologis-filosofis, pilihan sikap eksklusif yang meyakini kebenaran agamaa-agama harus mengacu pada kebenaran agamanya. Sudah saatnya, penganut agama-agama lebih membuka diri untuk menerima paradigma pluralis. Paradigma …
Setiap agama atau kepercayaan mengajarkan konsep kasih sayang dan memberi kepada orang yang membutuhkan. Konsep ini memberi peluang kepada lembaga lembaga keagamaan untuk mengelola potensi tersebut dan mendayagunakannya untuk kemaslahatan umat. Namun, apakah pengelolaan dan distribusinya sudah cukup produktif, mengapa ada kesan terjadi kemandegan dalam pendayagunaannya, bagaimana pula upaya men…
Conflict can never be separeted from human life. Conflict are nbatural, since they indicate the dinamics of human life, in which humans are challenged to make the best use of their potential. Conflict became inhumane when blood is shed, be it in a small or big scale. Racist violent acts, either commited alone or by group of people, suggest that there a social conflict in the community. this is …
Islamic proselytizing development strategies" describes that there is an obligation to implement religious believes to manage changes. The implementation of these believes requires effective proselytizing methods and strategies. The methods or strategiesare based on eleven principals of Islamic teaching.het. "
This article describes the existance of Islam in Sambas district: how it spreat, its history and development, its dynamics as well as the religious typology of the local people. The writer indicates that Islam has developed in Sambas since the seventeenth century during the reign of sultan Muhammad syafiuddin I. the spread of the religion was also encouraged by several factors such among others…
The opportunity of NGO in developing self-reliance, in narrower sense, and empowering the organization, in wider sense, need strong innovation and idealism from the social activist. Obviously the consistency of the organizations needs support from their beneficiaries. The advocacy programs that are conducted by a local NGO in Lampung, LSIKAP, in their struggle to establish democracy in Tanngamu…