Emancipatory Thought in Reflecting on Islamic Theology

Saila Salsabila (Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung)
Mulyana Mulyana (Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung)
Kifah Gibraltar Bey Fananie (Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung)

Gunung Djati Conference Series
Vol. 8 (2022): The 2nd Conference on Ushuluddin Studies

The purpose of this study is to discuss emancipatory thinking in Islamic theology. This research method uses a qualitative type through literature study with content analysis. The results of this discussion include reasoning in traditional theological ideas, emancipatory ideas in Islam, and emancipatory paradigms for Islamic social theology. This study concludes that emancipation is basically inseparable from the theory of critical reading that has developed in the contemporary era which is associated with critical interpretation of religion. In this regard, an emancipatory divine reasoning is needed, but not fixated on defending God, but more importantly building a commitment to solving various problems of human life and social realities.