KONTEKSTUALISASI IBADAH PENGHIBURAN PADA TRADISI SLAMETAN ORANG MENINGGAL DALAM BUDAYA JAWA

Dwi Andrianta (Program Pascasarjana Magister Filsafat Universitas Advent Indonesia)
Stimson Hutagalung (Program Pascasarjana Magister Filsafat Universitas Advent Indonesia)
Rolyana Ferinia (Fakutas Ekonomi Universitas Advent Indonesia)

VISIO DEI: JURNAL TEOLOGI KRISTEN
Vol 2 No 2 (2020)

For Javanese, ‘Slametan,’ the tradition of the dead, is a culture rooted in Javanese lives. This could be a challenge for those who became Christians because the tradition is not according to the Biblical principles regarding the condition of the dead. Therefore, this study aims to find a method that can link Javanese culture and Biblical principles so that there will be no distortion in social life and evangelistic efforts to preach the love of Jesus. A qualitative method is used in this study where observations and literature study collect data through books and journals related to the issues. So, as a result, the contextualization of consolation based on I Corinthians 9:20, the principle of “alike”, will be a method to eliminate the distortions by performing consolation service on the days when the Javanese practice the slametan tradition.