Across much of the postcolonial world, Christianity has often become inseparable from ideas
and practices linking the concept of modernity to that of human emancipation. To explore …

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

A magisterial history of the centuries-long conflict between “progress” and “tradition” in the
world's largest international institution. In dramatic stories and sweeping panoramas …

Religion and nationalism are two of the most potent and enduring forces that have shaped
the modern world. Yet, there has been little systematic study of how these two forces have …

What makes large, multi-ethnic states hang together? At a time when ethnic and religious
conflict has gained global prominence, the territorial organization of states is a critical area …

On the morning of August 18, 1945, three days after the Japanese surrender and just a day
after Indonesia's proclamation of independence, Mohammad Hatta, soon to be elected as …

Although Indonesia is generally considered to be a Muslim state, and is indeed the world's
most populous Muslim-majority nation, it has a sizeable Christian minority as a legacy of …

Within the last decade, Indonesia has experienced numerous incidents of communal
violence between conservative Muslims, who are the religious majority in the country, and …

Recognizing that the Christians in Indonesia are not a homogeneous group, this article
examines the various contested spiritual, social, and political aspirations of urban Christians …

It is often said that history can function as a guide to the future. At the turn of the century and
the crossroads of reformasi, it is timely to examine aspects of Indonesia's political, economic …