Muslim Christian Relations Observed

Contents Introduction Volker Küster and Robert Setio 9 Introduction to the Second Edition Volker Küster and Robert Setio 11 Identity Introduction Frans Wijsen 19 "This is how we are at home." Indonesian Muslims in The Hague Frans Wijsen and Jennifer Vos 21 "I come from a Pancasila Family." Muslims and Christians in Indonesia Frans Wijsen and Suhadi Cholil 35 Religious Education in Religiously Affiliated Schools and the Influence of the State and Religious Community on School Politics Mohamad Yusuf and Carl Sterkens 55 Attitudes towards Religious Plurality. Comparative Research Among Muslim and Christian University Students in Indonesia Carl Sterkens and Handi Hadiwitanto 81 Religion and State Introduction Leo J. Koffeman 113 The Relation between Religion and State in the Pluralistic Indonesian Society Julianus Mojau 115 Religion and State in Indonesia. A Christian Perspective Zakaria J. Ngelow 123 Religion and State in the Netherlands. A Christian Perspective Leo J. Koffeman 131 Islam and the State. Renegotiating the Politics of Ummah and Theocracy Yaser Ellethy 147 Gender Introduction Nelly van Doorn-Harder 169 Potential for Women Leaders of Islamic Boarding Schools (Pesantren) in Promoting Gender-Inclusive Education Ema Marhumah 173 Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Kupang. A Study of the Views and Practices of FGM in three Islamic Communities Frederik Y.A. Doeka 183 Adding Issues of Peace and Justice to the Theological Curriculum Nancy Souisa 193 Religious Elite and Perceptions towards Women Elga Sarapung 201 Muslim Women in the Netherlands and the Intercultural Dialogue Tijani Boulaouali 209 Women's Agency and Role in Inter-Religious Dialogue Indonesia - the Netherlands Nelly van Doorn-Harder 221 Hermeneutics Introduction Ge´ Speelman 233 A Gender Critical Approach to Islamic Theology and Dialogue. The Case of Slander (Qadhf) and Rape Stella el Bouayadi - van de Wetering 241 In Search of the Integration of Hermeneutics and 'Ulum al-Qur'an Sahiron Syamsuddin 253 Reading My Neighbor's Scripture Robert Setio 269 Towards a Poetical Ethics of Interreligious Reading in the Face of Sara and Hagar Dorothea Erbele-Küster 289 Women as Disciples. Female Authority in Christian Scripture Syafa'atun Almirzanah 307 Interreligious Reading Strategies. A Case Study from the Netherlands Ge´ Speelman 325 Theology of Dialogue Introduction Volker Küster 345 Celebrating Differences through Dialogue in Indonesia. The Significance of Understanding Religions Today M. Amin Abdullah and Syafa'atun Almirzanah 347 Mission and Dialogue as Means of Communication. A Paradigm Shift in the Indonesian Context Emanuel Gerrit Singgih 361 Dialogue through the Arts. Towards an Aesthetics of Interreligious Encounter Volker Küster 375 List of Contributors 397