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Shared principles of islamic-catholic dialogue: a comparative thematic analysis of theological documents Konstantinus Bahang; David Dapi
Lentera Negeri Vol. 7 No. 1 (2026): Lentera Negeri
Publisher : Indonesian Institute For Counseling, Education and Therapy

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.29210/992610

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This study analyzes shared principles of interreligious dialogue in Islam and Catholicism using an interpretive qualitative design that combines library research, document study, qualitative content analysis, thematic analysis, and comparative interpretation. The corpus comprised five primary documents—the Qur'an, Nostra Aetate, Dialogue and Proclamation, A Common Word Between Us and You, and the Document on Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together—and 38 secondary scholarly sources. Secondary literature was identified through Scopus with Sider Scholar support using keywords on Islam–Catholic dialogue, Muslim–Christian dialogue, interreligious dialogue, Nostra Aetate, A Common Word, human fraternity, and dialogue of life. Peer-reviewed publications from 2007–2026 were prioritized, while older foundational sources were retained when directly relevant. Units of meaning were coded deductively across theological foundation, human dignity, religious freedom, openness, identity honesty, rejection of violence, cooperation, justice, and peace, and inductively for emerging themes. Coding was conducted by one researcher; reliability was supported through repeated coding, an audit trail, source triangulation, and comparison of data, interpretation, and conclusions. Three findings emerged: both traditions connect faith with human dignity and peace; authentic dialogue requires freedom, equality, listening, and honest identity without mixing doctrines; and dialogue must extend into social cooperation, education, humanitarian service, advocacy, conflict resolution, and digital literacy. The shared ground is therefore ethical-relational rather than complete theological equivalence.
The Role of A Judge’s Conscience in Deciding Criminal Cases: Practice of Criminal Justice in Indonesia Antonius Sudirman; Konstantinus Bahang; Joel Casimiro Pinto
Journal of Law and Legal Reform Vol. 6 No. 4 (2025): October, 2025
Publisher : Faculty of Law, Universitas Negeri Semarang, Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15294/jllr.v6i4.34799

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As the leading actor in the criminal justice system in Indonesia, a judge must engage in a dialogue with their conscience before deciding on a criminal case to ensure true justice for all parties. This article aims to analyze the functioning of judges’ consciences in their decisions within the criminal justice system in Indonesia. Therefore, a literature study was conducted. Data is collected by reading and tracing various relevant documents. Furthermore, the data were analyzed using descriptive qualitative methods. The results are as follows: first, conceptually, judges who have a conscience are constantly in dialogue with their consciences, and then they decide cases according to their sincere consciences. Second, in the context of criminal justice in Indonesia, judges are obligated to heed the promptings of their conscience every time they decide on a criminal case. This is because the ultimate goal of criminal justice is to uncover the truth and ensure justice for all parties, namely society, victims, and perpetrators of crimes. However, in fact, there are still judges who disregard their conscience and are easily influenced by extrajudicial powers, such as mass pressure and political interests. For this reason, it is necessary to submit several recommendations: (1) all parents should teach their children the importance of a simple, honest, committed, and responsible life because the family is a cell of society, a place for seedling law enforcement officials, including judges; (2) optimizing the role of the judicial commission in the form of policy support and adequate funds so that the institution can recruit prospective judges and professionally supervise the behavior of judges; (3) Judges who are involved in moral violations or abuse of power are subject to severe criminal sanctions to create a deterrent effect.