Christianity in Indonesia: Perspectives of Power

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Susanne Schröter
LIT Verlag Münster, 2010 - History - 420 pages
Indonesia is a multicultural and multireligious nation whose heterogeneity is codified in the state doctrine, the Pancasila. Yet the relations between the various social, ethnic, and religious groups have been problematic down to the present day. In several respects, Christians have a precarious role in the struggle for shaping the nation. In the aftermath of the former president Suharto's resignation and in the course of the ensuing political changes Christians have been involved both as victims and perpetrators in violent regional clashes with Muslims that claimed thousands of lives. Since the beginning of the new millennium the violent conflicts have lessened, yet the pressure exerted on Christians by Islamic fundamentalists still continues undiminished in the Muslim-majority regions. The future of the Christians in Indonesia remains uncertain, and pluralist society is still on trial. For this reason the situation of Christians in Indonesia is an important issue that goes far beyond research on a minority, touching on general issues relating to the formation of the nation-state.
 

Contents

Susanne Schröter
9
Dieter Bartels
19
Indigenization of Christianity Missionary Practices
29
Holger Warnk
83
Karel Steenbrink
105
Susanne Schröter
137
Raymond Corbey
159
Part II
175
Converging
225
Aragon
259
Sven Kosel
291
Hasan Noorhaidi
323
Franz MagnisSuseno
347
References
361
Contributors
407
Copyright

Birgit Bräuchler
203

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About the author (2010)

Susanne Schröter is a professor of ethnology at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany.