<![CDATA[From Ancestral Bonds to Universal Humanity: Prophetic Humanism and the Transcendental Dimension of Interfaith Brotherhood in Maluku. This article examines how interfaith brotherhood rooted in the pela and gandong traditions of Maluku can move from ties bound by ancestral history toward a universal ethic of humanity. The study is based on field research in three negeri in Ambon City—Batu Merah (Muslim), Passo (Christian), and Ema (Christian)—using a qualitative approach with phenomenological and hermeneutic readings, supported by observation, interviews with customary and religious leaders, documentation, and library research. The analysis draws on Kuntowijoyo’s prophetic social science (humanization, liberation, transcendence) together with the ethics of encounter in Buber, Levinas, and Ricoeur. The findings show that the pela between Batu Merah and Passo and the gandong between Batu Merah and Ema are lived through mutual participation in religious celebrations, and that their members understand the bond as a dual responsibility: horizontally toward fellow human beings and vertically toward God according to each faith. However, the brotherhood is still largely understood as limited to communities sharing a historical bond. The article argues that the motto “ale rasa beta rasa” contains a universal ethical principle that can liberate brotherhood from these historical boundaries, and proposes a three-layer model—historical bond, ethic of humanity, and plural transcendence—for strengthening peace in Maluku.]]>
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