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Philosophical Theology as a Catalyst for Inclusive Interreligious Dialogue in Plural Societies Widiyaningtyas, Ester; Christi, Areyne; Nicolaides, Angelo; Ming, David
Jurnal Theologia Vol. 36 No. 1 (2025): June 2025
Publisher : The Faculty of Ushuluddin and Humanities, Universitas Islam Negeri Walisongo Semarang, Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21580/teo.2025.36.1.26004

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In an era of intensifying religious diversity and sociopolitical polarisation, interreligious dialogue is both a necessity and a moral imperative. However, such dialogue is often constrained by epistemological biases, theological exclusivism, and rigid doctrinal frameworks. This study explores the role of philosophical theology as a transformative medium for inclusive interreligious communication. Drawing on biblical values such as love, justice, and peace, and informed by dialogical approaches from Islamic (ta’aruf) and Jewish (“I-Thou”) traditions, the research proposes a pluralistic theological model grounded in epistemic humility and shared ethics. Utilising a descriptive-analytical method through systematic literature review of 50 scholarly works, the study demonstrates how philosophical reflection can overcome confessional barriers, reframe hermeneutical practices, and support practical initiatives—such as scriptural reasoning and alternative media—for sustainable dialogue. The research contributes theoretically by expanding the framework of dialogical theology, and practically by offering tools for interfaith actors and educators to foster ethical, inclusive, and context-sensitive engagement. This approach affirms that theological plurality, when anchored in philosophical depth, can generate transformative interreligious understanding in plural societies.
Diberkati untuk Menjadi Berkat: Sebuah Eksplorasi Teologis dalam Kitab Pentateukh GP, Harianto; Ming, David
Jurnal Teologi (JUTEOLOG) Vol. 5 No. 2 (2025)
Publisher : Sekolah Tinggi Teologi Kadesi Yogyakarta

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.52489/juteolog.v5i2.230

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Kata “berkat” diucapkan menjadi memberkati dengan menyebut nama Yahweh dan digunakan untuk menggambarkan hubungan antara atasan dan bawahan, yaitu ketika bertemu dengan atasan, bawahan harus berlutut. Penelitian ini menjawab pertanyaan: Bagaimana Pentateukh berbicara tentang Janji Elohim sebagai sumber berkat? Bagaimana Pentateukh berbicara tentang otoritas berkat? Bagaimana Pentateukh berbicara tentang tujuan berkat? Bagaimana dengan Pentateukh? Berbicara tentang bentuk-bentuk berkat? Bagaimana Pentateukh berbicara tentang kualifikasi untuk berkat? Jawaban: (1) Janji Elohim bahwa Abraham adalah sumber berkat bagi umat-Nya. (2) Elohim berwenang atas berkat yang diberikan kepada manusia. (3) Elohim memberikan berkat kepada manusia untuk memampukan seseorang memuliakan Elohim, bukti kepedulian Elohim kepada manusia, dan manusia yang diberkati dapat menjadi saluran berkat bagi sesama. (4) Bentuk berkat Elohim yaitu berkat rohani, berkat jasmani, dan berkat Iman. (5) Syarat untuk memperoleh berkat yaitu memiliki iman, mengasihi Elohim, bekerja keras, dan menabur.
מוּת BERDASARKAN AYUB 7:7-10: KONSEP 40 HARI SETELAH KEMATIAN DAN SIGNIFIKASINYA DALAM PEMBINAAN JEMAAT Malelak, Milda Amelia; Zai, Vinus; Ming, David; Lamsir, Seno
Voice of HAMI: Jurnal Teologi dan Pendidikan Agama Kristen Vol 8, No 1 (2025): Agustus 2025
Publisher : Sekolah Tinggi Teologi Hagiasmos Mission

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.59830/voh.v8i1.137

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Abstrak: Perjumpaan antara suatu kebudayaan, tradisi dan agama akan menghasilkan suatu pemahaman yang khas dan bahkan pemahaman tersebut dapat diteruskan dari generasi ke generasi. Biasanya agama selalu tercampur dengan Kebudayaan/kepercayaan adat yang menjadi pegangan umat sebelum agama-agama disahkan sehingga umat percaya dapat mempercayai hal-hal yang tidak sesuai dengan kebenaran yang telah dicatat dalam Alkitab. Kitab Ayub 7:7-10 tentang muwth memberikan suatu pemahaman yang mendalam tentang keberadaan roh dari orang yang telah mengalami kematian, sebagai berikut: 1) Kehidupan dalam dunia ini hanyalah sementara. 2) Roh orang mati tidak ada lagi di dunia ini. 3) Roh orang mati tidak kembali ke rumahnya. Hasil eksege ini harus menjadi pemahaman jemaat khususnya tentang konsep 40 hari setelah kematian, karena kemungkinan besar masih ada orang-orang yang masih memiliki pemahaman yang salah tentang keberadaan roh orang mati, sehingga jemaat perlu mendapatkan suatu pelatihan yang benar tentang keberadaan roh orang yang telah mati. Kata Kunci : Muwth, Konsep 40 hari, kematian, pelatihan jemaat.
Konseling Biblika Terhadap Kasus Trauma Akibat Covid-19 Widiyaningtyas, Ester; Ming, David; Gani, Mario
Basileus Eirene: Jurnal Agama dan Pendidikan Vol 4 No 1 (2025)
Publisher : Basilius Eirene Press

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.63436/bejap.v4i1.80

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Pandemi Corona Virus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) yang melanda dunia pada tahun 2020–2021 telah memberikan dampak yang sangat luas di berbagai aspek kehidupan, mulai dari kesehatan, ekonomi, politik, sosial-budaya, hingga pendidikan. Tidak hanya menimbulkan kerugian fisik dan material, pandemi ini juga menyisakan dampak psikologis yang mendalam, termasuk trauma pada individu yang terpapar langsung. Latar belakang ini mendorong perlunya respons iman yang konkret dari umat Kristen, khususnya melalui pelayanan konseling. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menyoroti pentingnya konseling alkitabiah sebagai bentuk pertolongan rohani dan pemulihan psikologis bagi korban Covid-19. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif deskriptif dengan studi literatur teologis dan psikologis sebagai dasar analisis. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa konseling alkitabiah, yang berlandaskan pada prinsip kecukupan Alkitab, dapat memberikan penguatan iman, harapan, dan kedamaian batin bagi individu yang mengalami tekanan jiwa akibat pandemi. Manfaat Penelitian ini diharapkan dapat memberikan kontribusi nyata bagi pelayanan gereja dalam menghadapi krisis global dengan pendekatan yang bersifat holistik dan teologis.
TINJAUAN KRITIS TERHADAP STRATEGI PELAYANAN MISI BABAD ZENDING DI TANAH JAWA ming, david; Priskila, Priskila
Shift Key : Jurnal Teologi dan Pelayanan Vol. 12 No. 2 (2022): Regular Issue, Volume 12 Number 2 (2022)
Publisher : P3M STT Kristus Alfa Omega

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.37465/shiftkey.v12i2.216

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This research is held in the form of a descriptive library specifically the author emphasizing the personal role of the Lord's servants in the duties of the church and the congregation regarding the existence and role of the Dutch zending institutions in Indonesia. The research results the duties of the servants of God and the church, namely planting and developing the church in the context of cultural, religious, language diversity in Indonesia, establishing good, lively and balanced cooperation and being able to fully integrate themselves into the congregation that is served without regard to differences in backgrounds and interests.
Integritas Pemimpin Gereja Masa Depan Lie, Tan Lie; Alvonce , Poluan; Ming, David
Basileus Eirene: Jurnal Agama dan Pendidikan Vol 1 No 1 (2022)
Publisher : Basilius Eirene Press

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.63436/bejap.v1i1.4

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Ada beberapa latar belakang masalah yang melatar belakangi penulis untuk menulis karya ilmiah integritas pemimpin gereja masa depan. peringatan Hari Kemerdekaan Indonesia yang ke 75 pada tanggal 17 Agustus 2020 yang lalu bangsa Indonesia rayakan dan peringati, banyak hal yang kita rasakan belum benar-benar merdeka, di saat ini negeri kita sedang marak dengan kasus korupsi yang diungkap yang melibatkan baik pengusaha, pegawai negeri sipil bahkan para pemimpin bangsa, anggota DPR, menteri, jaksa, gubernur, walikota, bupati banyak yang dijebloskan ke dalam penjara. Semua peristiwa ini ada kaitannya dengan integritas, bangsa ini terus mendambakan para pemimpin yang integritasnya tidak diragukan untuk mengantar bangsa ini menuju kehidupan yang lebih adil dan sejahtera serta benar-benar merdeka sebagaimana cita-cita bapak bangsa. Melalui penulisan Karya Ilmiah ini penulis berharap ada beberapa manfaat yang dihasilkan baik manfaat teoritis maupun manfaat praktis, yaitu penulisan ini dapat menunjukkan sejauh mana pentingnya Kepemimpinan Gereja yang Berintegritas.Hasil penulisan Karya Ilmiah ini dapat bermanfaat bagi setiap hamba Tuhan untuk mempersiapkan pola dan model kepemimpinan yang berintegritas dalam menggembalakan jemaat yang menjadi tanggung jawab penggembalaannya.
Half-hearted Inclusivism: The Theological Doctrine of Salvation in the Document of Lumen Gentium and the Fate of Others Sahertian, Novita Loma; Ming, David; Ichwan, Mohammad Nor
Jurnal Theologia Vol. 33 No. 2 (2022)
Publisher : The Faculty of Ushuluddin and Humanities, Universitas Islam Negeri Walisongo Semarang, Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21580/teo.2022.33.2.16654

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This article examines the salvation concept in the Lumen Gentium document. The concept of salvation in the Christian tradition is based not only on the cross but also on the Lumen Gentium document, which guarantees safety for adherents of religions other than Christianity. This article aims to explain the doctrine of Christian Salvation through the Lumen Gentium document, analyze the debates and variations of views that exist in Christian theology regarding the fate of adherents of other religions, and look at the responses of Christian churches and theologians to these challenges and dilemmas about the fate of others. The approach used in writing this article is an analysis of the literature, which involves the study of theology, the study of ecclesiastical documents, and the study of the views of Christian theologians on soteriology. This article reveals that soteriology emphasizes the importance of explicit faith in Christ as the only way of Salvation stated in Christian teachings. However, there are debates and various views in Christian theology regarding the fate of those who embrace other religions. Some theologians try to embrace religious diversity by arguing that Salvation can be found in other religions through the grace of God working through Christ without explicit knowledge of Him. Meanwhile, some maintain the exclusive view that faith in Christ is the only way to Salvation. Soteriology shows that faith in Christ as the work of Salvation accomplished through His death on the Cross is the core of the Christian understanding of Salvation. But in the context of the fate of others, there are various views in Christian theology. Based on this fact, the inclusivism built by the Lumen Gentium document seems half-hearted. Therefore a healthy theological dialogue and more profound understanding are needed to respond to this complex challenge and to promote an inclusive experience and widespread love for all human beings.
The role of christian education values as a moral defense to resolve a child sexual abuse phenomenon in Indonesia Sahertian, Novita Loma; Metehoky, Benjamin; Ming, David
Indonesian Research Journal in Education |IRJE| Vol. 9 No. 02 (2025): IRJE |Indonesian Research Journal in Education
Publisher : Universitas Jambi, Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.22437/irje.v9i02.29602

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This research seeks to identify the effects of child sexual abuse and ways to address it. The following outline provides the answers: (1) Impact of Child Sexual Abuse: Children may suffer both physically and psychologically. Physical impacts include trauma to the genital area, sexually transmitted infections, and eating disorders. Psychological effects include depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), disturbances in eating and sexual behavior, loss of trust in adults, a sense of powerlessness, and stigmatization. (2) Efforts to Address Abuse: Multiple stakeholders are involved in addressing child sexual abuse, such as counselors, parents, schools and legal institutions. (3) Legal Action as Social Engineering: Legal measures can serve as tools for social transformation by producing and enforcing laws that promote social justice. These legal instruments must be understood, respected, and supported by society. Legislators must uphold the integrity of the law, free from external influence, and involve interdisciplinary perspectives in the development of legal frameworks.
Optimizing Staff Mentoring in Character Formation of Students in the Discipleship Program at YWAM Sentani Papua Ming, David; Sandeep, Godikay; Dully, Stefanus
Jurnal Pendidikan Agama Kristen (JUPAK) Vol. 6 No. 1 (2025)
Publisher : Sekolah Tinggi Teologi Kadesi Yogyakarta

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.52489/jupak.v6i1.229

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Character education is an important aspect in forming a young generation that is not only academically superior, but also has integrity and strong moral values. YWAM (Youth With A Mission) Sentani Papua is one of the educational institutions that integrates academic and spiritual learning through a discipleship program. However, the success of this program is highly dependent on the quality of staff mentoring for students. This study aims to examine how staff mentoring can be optimized in the formation of student character, as well as identify the challenges faced and strategies for increasing the capacity of mentors. The data shows that most staff do not have specific training in character education, which has an impact on the effectiveness of discipleship. Therefore, ongoing training and parental involvement are needed to support the holistic character formation process. Routine evaluation of program implementation is also needed so that it can be continuously improved. This study is expected to contribute to the development of character education in a faith-based educational environment
Digitalization and Church Leadership: Challenges and Opportunities for Contemporary Evangelism Natan, Antonius; Ming, David; James, Jonathan D.
Jurnal Teologi (JUTEOLOG) Vol. 6 No. 1 (2025)
Publisher : Sekolah Tinggi Teologi Kadesi Yogyakarta

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.52489/juteolog.v6i1.246

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In the rapidly evolving digital era, church leadership and evangelistic missions face both significant challenges and new opportunities that demand strategic adaptation and technological innovation. The implementation of the Great Commission—including evangelism, apostolic ministry, pastoral care, discipleship, and church multiplication—must align with digital dynamics, especially in contexts constrained by geography, time, and limited human resources. Contemporary church leaders are required to possess not only the ability to discern the boundaries of their ministry but also the skill to delegate responsibilities wisely and collectively. This paper explores a collaborative model of church leadership grounded in biblical principles, as illustrated by the Apostle Paul in 1 Corinthians 3:6 (NIV): “I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow.” Through both theological and practical approaches, this study maps out a ministry structure that fosters communal learning within the body of Christ. The primary aim is to build effective ministerial synergy that supports sustainable church growth and the expansion of the gospel message. By strategically utilizing digital media—including social platforms, video content, and interactive applications—churches can enhance the effectiveness of their communication and outreach. This paper highlights the urgency of cross-functional collaboration and digital innovation in church leadership as a response to the realities of mission in the digital age.