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ISSN : 2615739X     EISSN : 26143135     DOI : -
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KURIOS (Jurnal Teologi dan Pendidikan Agama Kristen) merupakan wadah publikasi hasil penelitian teologi dan Pendidikan Agama Kristen dengan nomor ISSN: 2614-3135 (online), ISSN: 2406-8306 (print), yang diterbitkan oleh Sekolah Tinggi Teologi Pelita Bangsa Jakarta.
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Curriculum as liturgy: Reorienting Christian education towards the formation of desire in the algorithmic age Kristian Edison Yohanis Melkior Afi; Jonathan Leobisa
KURIOS Vol. 12 No. 2: August 2026
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30995/kur.v12i2.1587

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This article offers a conceptual reconstruction of the Christian education curriculum as a liturgical practice of desire formation amid contemporary algorithmic counter-liturgies. Beginning from the diagnosis that learners of Christian Religious Education in Indonesia are intensively formed by algorithm-driven digital ecosystems before they ever enter the classroom or the church, while most Christian education curricula continue to operate within a cognitivist paradigm that treats human beings as mere thinking things, the study argues that the curriculum must be reconceptualized, theologically and pedagogically, as a counter-liturgy that forms the ordo amoris. Employing a qualitative-constructive approach grounded in library research, the article synthesizes James K. A. Smith’s liturgical anthropology with the techno-cultural diagnostics of Byung-Chul Han, Shoshana Zuboff, and Nicholas Carr, and then formulates four reconstructive principles: embodiment, repetition, narration, and community. Building upon, while also distinguishing itself from, the existing Indonesian reception of Smith, the article’s contribution lies in its academic triangulation of liturgical anthropology with techno-cultural critique and in the translation of that triangulation into the regulatory architecture of Indonesian Christian Religious Education, examined through the documented liturgical traditions of the HKBP and the GKI.
Rethinking dalihan na tolu: A feminist theological critique of gender inequality Tiarma
KURIOS Vol. 12 No. 2: August 2026
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30995/kur.v12i2.1333

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Dalihan Na Tolu (DNT), the kinship system of the Batak Toba, operates as a religiously sacralized structure, yet in practice it places women in an inferior hierarchy that the church has never subjected to theological critique. This study aims to deconstruct the patriarchal construction embedded in DNT and to offer a contextual theological reconstruction grounded in the equality of Christian Batak women. It employs a qualitative method, using a feminist hermeneutical approach and critical literary analysis, complemented by autoethnographic reflection. The study argues that DNT can deliver genuine equality if it is reinterpreted in accordance with its own foundational metaphor: three hearthstones of equal height. Drawing on the frameworks of Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza and Mercy Amba Oduyoye, it shows that the rotation among the three positions in DNT applies only to men and that DNT’s ritual proverb effectively sacralizes patriarchy precisely because they are regarded as harmless. The proposed theological reconstruction rests on the doctrine of the imago Dei, Galatians 3:28, and the ekklēsia boru community as a theological space of restoration. Batak churches need to take a clear theological position on adat practices that contradict baptismal identity.
The kenosis ethics of Philippians 2:5–11 as spirituality and a code of professional ethics for Christian religious education teachers: An ethical-pedagogical construction Veroska J. S. Teintang; Harlin Yasin
KURIOS Vol. 12 No. 2: August 2026
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30995/kur.v12i2.1488

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The professional code of ethics for Christian Religious Education (CRE) teachers in Indonesia has generally been built on the administrative framework of Law Number 14 of 2005 and the deontological Indonesian Teachers’ Code of Ethics, with biblical clauses serving as a spiritual supplement rather than a constitutive foundation. Consequently, the code has lost its theological depth and rarely functions as a professional spirituality that forms the teacher’s inner life. This article reconstructs the CRE teachers’ code of ethics by establishing the kenotic ethics of Philippians 2:5–11 as its systematic foundation. Employing theological-narrative exegesis and constructive theology, the article develops a four-stage argument: first, an exegesis of the Carmen Christi as an ethical-participatory locus in dialogue with Gorman, Fee, and Wright; second, a critical diagnosis of the prevailing CRE code of ethics paradigm; third, the elaboration of five kenotic movements—ouch harpagmon, ekenōsen, morphēn doulou, hypēkoos, and hyperupsōsen—as the ethical architecture of the profession; and fourth, a pedagogical construction with contextual implications for Indonesian CRE. The article contributes by shifting the paradigm from a code of ethics as an instrument of administrative compliance to a kenotic spirituality that shapes CRE teachers' professional identity and pedagogical ethos.    
Cosmic harmony and the spirituality of environmental stewardship in Psalm 133 Ni Nyoman Fransiska; Benyamin Pintakhari; Nurmalia Pardede
KURIOS Vol. 12 No. 2: August 2026
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30995/kur.v12i2.1513

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In Indonesia, harmony is typically conceptualized as a relationship among human religious communities, often excluding the ecological dimensions of co-dwelling. Similarly, scholars have predominantly interpreted Psalm 133 as a text promoting social concord, largely overlooking its ecological implications. This article develops the concept of ‘cosmic harmony’ as a spirituality oriented toward creation care, employing a constructive reading of Psalm 133. The methodology integrates lexical and canonical-intertextual exegesis, Habel’s ecological hermeneutics, and a critical correlation with the political ecology of water. Four principal findings are presented. First, the term shevet characterizes harmony as a mode of dwelling rather than merely a feeling, as corroborated by Deuteronomy 25:5. Second, the threefold occurrence of yarad, the botanical composition of the anointing oil, and dew as marginal moisture collectively indicate that blessing is manifested materially. Third, the phrase ‘for there’ rejects an abstract cosmic spirituality, suggesting that universality is achieved only through commitment to a specific watershed. Fourth, Genesis 13:6-8 establishes the limiting condition: when accumulation surpasses the land’s carrying capacity, co-dwelling is undermined. Consequently, cosmic kerukunan is articulated as a spirituality of self-limitation.
Entrepreneurial ecclesiology: A theological-ethical analysis of the commercialization of pastoral leadership in contemporary independent churches Marcellius Lumintang; Antakirana Antakirana
KURIOS Vol. 12 No. 2: August 2026
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30995/kur.v12i2.1521

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This study provides a theological-ethical analysis of the commercialization of pastoral leadership in contemporary independent churches. Entrepreneurial ecclesiology, the adoption of business logic, managerial efficiency, and institutional growth, has shifted the pastor’s identity from servant to spiritual entrepreneur. Using a qualitative-theological method and a Christian theological ethics approach, this article identifies three dimensions of the problem: ecclesiological distortion, pastoral identity crisis, and ethical vulnerability. The analysis shows that the commercialization of spiritual authority, pressure for efficiency, and the commodification of charisma seriously threaten the integrity of the pastoral calling. This article formulates normative criteria for integrity-based pastoral leadership: faithfulness to the prophetic mission, financial transparency, non-exploitative pastoral relationships, and the development of an ecclesiological model that balances institutional and communal aspects. This research's original contribution is a theological-ethical framework to guide independent churches in responding to entrepreneurial pressures without losing their sacramental identity.    
A critical examination of artificial intelligence applications in church ministry task performance Warseto Freddy Sihombing; Herdiana Boru Hombing; Tiur Imeldawati
KURIOS Vol. 12 No. 2: August 2026
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30995/kur.v12i2.1579

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Artificial intelligence extends beyond its origins in computer science, now permeating nearly all aspects of daily life, including religious services. This study analyzes the ways in which church ministers utilize artificial intelligence in their duties and examines its impact on congregations. Employing a descriptive qualitative approach, the research incorporates interviews with several church ministers and a literature review spanning theological and information technology sources. The findings reveal three key points. First, church ministers employ artificial intelligence primarily for preaching and liturgical services, utilizing online interpretation applications, search engines, and digital displays of song and sermon texts. Second, the integration of artificial intelligence has positive effects, such as broadening ministers' knowledge, enhancing congregational motivation to attend services, and streamlining service preparation. Third, certain boundaries remain: preacher robots, machine-generated blessings, and sacramental services conducted by artificial entities cannot substitute for ministers who are called, ordained, and equipped by God. In conclusion, artificial intelligence serves as a valuable tool to support ministry, provided it does not conflict with the fundamental calling of church ministers.
The church as a narrative polis: Revitalizing church member formation through the virtue ethics frameworks of Hauerwas and MacIntyre in the Indonesian context Alvonce Poluan; Tan Lie Lie
KURIOS Vol. 12 No. 2: August 2026
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30995/kur.v12i2.1586

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Congregational formation in contemporary Indonesia has shifted problematically: it has been reduced to cognitive instruction, trapped in normative moralism, and stripped of the depth of character formation. This article offers a theological reconstruction of formation through critical dialogue with the virtue ethics of Stanley Hauerwas and Alasdair MacIntyre, who understand the Church as a narrative polis, a political community that shapes moral imagination through practices, tradition, and the narrative unity of life. Using a constructive practical-theological approach structured by Richard Osmer’s four tasks, the study argues that formation must move from information transfer to initiation into a community of character shaped by Christ’s cross and resurrection. The Indonesian context is examined through dialogue with local wisdom as a thick tradition, set in creative tension with religious pluralism and digital polarisation. The findings show that the Hauerwas-MacIntyre perspective offers a framework that addresses the formation crisis by restoring the Church as a school of virtues while opening critical dialogue with plural virtues without lapsing into sectarianism.

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