Lectures
June 10, 2013
献学60周年記念事業 講演会
60th Anniversary Project Lecture
Democracy and
Inter-Religious Relations
in Southeast Asia:
Experiences from Indonesia,
Singapore and Malaysia
献学60周年記念事業アカデミック・プログラムの5つのフォーカスの１つは「文明間・宗教間の対話」です。この一環として、インドネシア・ジョグジャカルタの Indonesian Consortium for Religious Studies (ICRS) より、Dicky Sofjan 教授をお招きし、講演会を開催いたしました。
One of the five focuses of the Academic Program of the 60th Anniversary Project is "Dialogue between Cultures and Religions." As part of this program, we will invite Dr. Sofjan from Indonesian Consortium for Religious Studies (ICRS) in Yogyakarta and hold the following lecture. Everyone is welcome. (No reservation necessary. Lecture in English.)
■Abstract
In principle, democracy equalizes the playing fields for all citizens of the state, which should ideally be religiously neutral in the face of frictions and conflicts among faith-based groups in society. This talk will delve into the question of how democracy has had mixed results in confronting the problem of inter-religious relations in Southeast Asia. The Speaker will focus his examples and experiences from Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia by comparatively examining their different historical legacies, political systems, and current socio-cultural practices.
■About the Speaker
Dicky Sofjan, Ph.D. is a Core Doctoral Faculty in the Indonesian Consortium for Religious Studies (ICRS), based in Yogyakarta. His main research interest revolves around religion, politics, and contemporary issues. He is the author of Why Muslims Participate in Jihad: An Empirical Survey on Islamic Religiosity in Indonesia and Iran (2007) and is the Principal Investigator for the upcoming program on "Religion, Public Policy and Social Transformation in Southeast Asia (2013-2016)" involving eight countries of Southeast Asia and the United States of America.
