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Summary
Summary
Politically, Islam in Indonesia is part of a rich multi-cultural mix. Religious tolerance is seen as the cornerstone of relations between different faiths - and moderation is built into the country's constitutional framework. However, the advent of democracy coupled with the impact of the South-East Asian economic collapse in 1997, and the arrival of a tough new breed of Middle Eastern Islamic preachers, sowed the seeds of the current challenge to Indonesia's traditionally moderate form of Islam. This volume explores the extent to which moderate Indonesian Islam is able to assimilate leading concepts from Western political theory. The essays in the collection explore how concepts from Western political theory are compatible with a liberal interpretation of Islamic universals and how such universals can form the basis for a contemporary approach to the protection of human rights and the articulation of a modern Islamic civil society.
Author Notes
Azyumardi Azra is Professor of History and Rector at the State University of Islamic Studies, Jakarta, Indonesia. Wayne Hudson is a Professor of Philosophy and World History at Griffith University, Australia.
Table of Contents
| IntroductionAzyumardi Azra and Wayne Hudson |
| Political modernity and Indonesian IslamAzyumardi Azra and Wayne Hudson |
| Islamic perspectives and the rule of law and constitutionalismN.A. Fadhil Lubis |
| Constitutional values and an Islamic stateAdnan Buyung Nasution |
| The ambiguities of the rule of lawBrian Galligan |
| Western and Islamic conceptions of the rule of lawSpencer Zifcak |
| Democracy and IslamBahtiar Effendy |
| Islam and democratisation in IndonesiaAhmad Syafi 'i Maarif |
| Islam and the claims of democracyGraham Maddox |
| Democratic leadershipHaig Patapan |
| Islamic perspectives on citizenship and statehoodN.A. Fadhil Lubis |
| Towards a conceptual framework for citizenshipGeoffrey Stokes |
| Liberal and communitarian approaches to citizenshipJanna Thompson |
| Problems with citizenshipBarry Hindess |
| Religious pluralism in IndonesiaAzyumardi Azra |
| Nationalism and liberalismJohn Kane |
| Pluralism and universalismGeorge Crowder |
| Human rights and duties in IslamN.A. Fadhil Lubis |
| Human rights and pluralismJoseph Camilleri |
| Civil society and tolerance in IndonesiaSaiful Mujani |
| Civil society and the media in IndonesiaPhilip Kitley |
| Indonesian Islam and democracy: ways aheadWayne Hudson and Azyumardi Azra |
| Index |
