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TRUTH WITHOUT RUPTURE: A THEOLOGICAL-RELATIONAL MODEL FOR CONFLICT RESOLUTION IN FAITH COMMUNITIES Evans Winata; Yonas PAP
Jurnal Penelitian Progresif Vol 5 No 2 (2026): MARCH 2026 - AUGUST 2026
Publisher : CV Naskah Aceh

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.61992/jpp.v5i2.354

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Conflict within Christian faith communities is a pervasive yet frequently mismanaged phenomenon. Existing literature tends to frame church conflict as resolvable primarily through accommodation, separation, or suppression. This article introduces a new conceptual model — Truth Without Rupture — grounded in the lived experience of a practitioner-researcher navigating a sustained theological disagreement within a local faith community in Indonesia. Through an autoethnographic methodology, this study examines how a fundamental distinction between epistemic conflict (disagreement over doctrine and interpretation) and ontological relational identity (shared membership in the body of Christ) enabled conflict to be faced directly, mediated formally, and ultimately transformed into deeper community. Drawing on Romans 14, the theology of Miroslav Volf, and contemporary conflict transformation theory, this article argues that genuine reconciliation in faith communities does not require doctrinal consensus, but rather a theological foundation that renders the other permanently undestroyable as a relational subject. The model further identifies hospitality and servant presence as theological practices that sustain relational integrity throughout conflict. Implications for pastoral counseling, church leadership, and practical theology in pluralistic contexts are discussed.
CHRISTIAN VALUES IN EDUCATION AS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO TOLERANCE WITHIN THE INDONESIAN CHINESE COMMUNITY Evans Winata; Suranto; Ellya Nora Manurung; David Samuel; Damai Wijaya
Jurnal Penelitian Progresif Vol 5 No 2 (2026): MARCH 2026 - AUGUST 2026
Publisher : CV Naskah Aceh

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.61992/jpp.v5i2.366

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This article observes the dynamics of coexistence within the Indonesian Chinese community, a community that is itself internally diverse in terms of religion. Within a single community, and even within a single family, one may find members who practice Buddhism, Catholicism, Protestant Christianity, and in smaller numbers, Islam. Despite this diversity, the community generally demonstrates a relatively high degree of tolerance in daily life, with friction that tends to be minor and limited to matters related to religious ritual. This article seeks to trace one of the factors that contributes to this pattern of tolerance, particularly from the perspective of Christian values in religious education. The argument proposed is that the biblical command to honor one's parents, as contained in the Fifth Commandment of the Ten Commandments, practically functions as a moral restraint for young Christians when facing religious differences with parents who still practice Buddhism. This tends to encourage a persuasive and patient approach rather than a confrontational one, and in turn helps preserve harmony within families and the broader community. The article also reflects on the pastoral implications of this pattern, including the fairly common phenomenon in which some parents come to express faith in Christ near the end of their lives.
JOHANNINE DUALISM RECONSIDERED: BEYOND THE COSMOLOGICAL-EPISTEMOLOGICAL DIVIDE Evans Winata; Ricko Andhika; Adi Prasetyo Wibowo
Jurnal Penelitian Progresif Vol 5 No 2 (2026): MARCH 2026 - AUGUST 2026
Publisher : CV Naskah Aceh

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.61992/jpp.v5i2.349

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The persistent debate over the character of Johannine dualism has long been framed as a choice between two dominant positions: a cosmological reading that identifies two ontologically distinct realms (light/darkness, above/below), and an epistemological reading that reduces the dualism to contrasting human responses to divine revelation. This article argues that both positions, despite their genuine textual support, impose an anachronistic dichotomy onto the Johannine corpus. Drawing on close exegesis of John 1:1–18, 3:1–21, 8:23–47, 17:6–19, 1 John 4:7–8, and Revelation 12, and engaging the contributions of Jörg Frey, Jan van der Watt, and Catrin Williams alongside the classical scholarship of Bultmann, Dodd, Brown, and Lincoln, this article proposes a third framework: incarnational-relational dualism. This framework holds that the Johannine polarity is neither a metaphysical division between two realms nor a merely cognitive-ethical distinction, but rather a differentiation between two modes of existence constituted by one's participation in or rejection of the incarnate Logos. The proposed model is distinguished from the doctrine of perichoresis and from Chalcedonian categories, to which it is related but not reducible. Implications for Johannine hermeneutics and pastoral theology are considered.