Even though religious extremism is currently a hotly debated topic, it is often reduced to a
unidimensional construct that is linked to religious violence. We argue that the contemporary …

A wide range of studies have examined the impact of collaborative learning (CL) on critical
thinking skills in various learning subjects. However, very few of them are conducted in the …

In a novel approach to the field of Islamic politics, this provocative new study compares the
evolution of Islamic populism in Indonesia, the country with the largest Muslim population in …

This paper seeks to analyze the moderate ideology of Muhammadiyah dan NU, popularly
known as the champion of Indonesia's moderate Islam. Questions to be investigated are: to …

Since independence, Islamic civil society groups and intellectuals have played a vital role in
Indonesian politics. This paper seeks to chart the contestation of Islamic religious ideas in …

The landscape of the Middle East has changed dramatically since 2011, as have the
political arena and the discourse around democracy. In Islam and Democracy after the Arab …

Political Islam and Violence in Indonesia presents a penetrating new investigation of
religious radicalism in the largest Muslim country in the world. Indonesia is a country long …

Most scholarly works conducted within the period of post-New Order Indonesia have
underlined the fact that Indonesian Islamists reject the notion of democracy; no adequate …

Understanding and managing inter-religious relations, particularly between Muslims and
Christians, presents a challenge for states around the world. This book investigates legal …

The creation of a national school of Islamic law in Indonesia has been on the legal agenda
for the past fifty years. This book is a summary of what has been achieved. The material …