Religious Diversity and Public Religion in China (review)

2008 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 599-600
Author(s):  
Robert P. Weller
Keyword(s):  
Religious Diversity ◽  
Public Religion

Religious Violence and the Ministry of Religion: ‘Public Religion’ in the Pancasila-based State of Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 227-246
Author(s):  
Benyamin Intan
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Public Sphere ◽  
Religious Diversity ◽  
Public Life ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Religious Violence ◽  
Political Life ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Religion ◽  
The Public Sphere

AbstractReligious violence in Indonesia has its origins mainly in factors that are external to religion. One factor in particular is the striving for political power initiated by the Ministry of Religion wherein religion and the state seek to subordinate the other. Within the Pancasila-based state religions have been enabled to live together in peace and harmony; opportunities have been created in which each religion can play an active role in the public sphere. This principle allows all religions and beliefs to function in public life. In a society like Indonesia a civil society—and how a particular religion functions—must begin with the reality of religious diversity. On this foundation a ‘public religion’ in the service of a civil society has the potential to be a transforming and liberating power necessary for democratic socio-political life.

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