Kenabian dan Prognose Historis: Tinjauan atas Tulisan-Tulisan Romo van Lith

Fl. Hasto Rosariyanto (Fakultas Teologi, Universitas Sanata Dharma, Yogyakarta Kolese St. Ignatius, Jl. Abubakar Ali 1, Yogyakarta)

Jurnal Orientasi Baru
VOLUME 21, NOMOR 02, OKTOBER 2012

Though as a film, SOEGIJA was primarily thought as a Catholic film, it has actually another important theme, namely, nationalism. This writing sought to show that the involvement of the Catholic Church in the national struggle has actually a long history. It goes back to a well-known Dutch missionary called Rev. F. van Lith, SJ. In his time, he proposed a different strategy of doing missionary work. Instead of baptizing, he chose a completely different approach, namely, cultural approach. His choice was based on his respect to indigenous culture. And in turn, it shaped his political vision as well. A missionary Church must be in the part of local people, less she would find difficulties. Three key words should be mentioned here: independent, involvement and liberation.