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Melintas An International Journal of Philosophy and Religion
ISSN : 08520089     EISSN : 24068098     DOI : https://doi.org/10.26593
The aim of this Journal is to promote a righteous approach to exploration, analysis, and research on philosophy, humanities, culture and anthropology, phenomenology, ethics, religious studies, philosophy of religion, and theology. The scope of this journal allows for philosophy, humanities, philosophy of culture and anthropology, phenomenological philosophy, epistemology, ethics, business ethics, philosophy of religion, religious studies, theology, dogmatic theology, systematic theology, theology of sacrament, moral theology, biblical theology, and pastoral theology.
Articles 781 Documents
Insight: Tuhan Yang Mungkin Namun Serius Bawono, Haryo Tejo
MELINTAS An International Journal of Philosophy and Religion (MIJPR) Vol. 27 No. 1 (2011)
Publisher : Faculty of Philosophy, Parahyangan Catholic University, Bandung

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Derrida, memang pernah berkata bahwa dia “quite rightly passes for an atheist”, namun dilihat dari sudut yang berbeda, pemikiran-pemikirannya menggemakan keseriusan ‘religius” dan ‘teologis’ juga, dan karenanya menantang dengan sangat pengrefleksian kembali bagi siapapun yang datang dari tradisi religius. Dan tidak tanggung-tanggung, membawa energi dekonstrusi Derridean ke dalam ranah agama bisa menjadi latihan yang membuat kita mampu memikirkan kembali apa yang kita pikir sebagai agama itu sendiri, bahkan tentang Tuhan.
Membaca Semangat Hermeneutika Hanafi Mahatma, Masmuni
MELINTAS An International Journal of Philosophy and Religion (MIJPR) Vol. 31 No. 1 (2015)
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Alquran cannot be detached from the chain of history accompanying it. Alquran has always been associated with sacred values it contains. That is it’s fitrah. Hasan Hanafi, born in Cairo, develops a unique hermeneutics to view Alquran as revelation. In safeguarding the originality of the Scripture as much as possible, the potential of reason and thought cannot be avoided as well. For the Scripture is an ideal ‘mirror’ of the expressions of the reality in life together with all the social dynamic continuously approaching the believers. Without the involvement of reason and thought the Scripture might not be so much different from an ‘inscription’, which is passive, cold, and barely engendering things characterised as dialogical and productive. Viewed in its process of descent to human beings, the scriptural revelation is not something suddenly flying and drifting without reason. The revelation is closely related with the reality (of the past) tied up together by Allah. Each verse or set of verses in the Scripture has mirrored solution to particular problem in the banality of individual and communal life. The Scripture is not simply a ‘text’, for it is always breathing ‘context’. By having context, the Scripture cannot be uncoupled from the social reality of the believers who put their trust in it. The Scripture is a text merging with context, which in turn illuminates the believers all around the world.
Chronicles - April 2008 Tedjoworo, Hadrianus
MELINTAS An International Journal of Philosophy and Religion (MIJPR) Vol. 24 No. 1 (2008)
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'Chronicles' is a journal column of "MELINTAS" which contains information about the various events, congresses, conferences, symposia, necrologies, publications, and periodicals in the fields of philosophy and theology.
Ritual Brobosan Sebagai Penghormatan Terakhir dalam Liturgi Pemakaman Jawa-Kristiani Wimbodo Purnomo, Agustinus
MELINTAS An International Journal of Philosophy and Religion (MIJPR) Vol. 33 No. 2 (2017)
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The Catholic Church provides occasions for funeral rites so as to illuminate the death of the faithful within the paschal mystery of Christ. The Church administers the funeral and offers prayers for its departing members to escort them to the afterlife. Funeral ceremonies are held to comfort the bereaved family, but also to strengthen the faith of the people. Therefore, the funeral ceremony could be seen as a pastoral means to foster the faith of the believers and at the same time to evangelise the gospel. Inculturation could be seen as a process to help the faithful experience God’s saving presence in the liturgy from their respective cultures. In this article, the author views the funeral of the faithful as an entrance for inculturation, bringing Christian liturgy towards the local culture, which in this paper is the Javanese culture, and vice versa. The Javanese culture has its own philosophy in escorting the departing souls through its rituals. This article attempts to integrate what has been a ritual of death in the Javanese culture, i. e. brobosan, which shows a gesture of giving respect to the departed, in the Catholic funeral liturgy, particularly in the last part of the rite.
Konsep 'Sacred Space' dalam Arsitektur Gereja Katolik Doni Srisadono, Yosef
MELINTAS An International Journal of Philosophy and Religion (MIJPR) Vol. 28 No. 2 (2012)
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Liturgy is an essential part of the Catholic Church, because in the liturgy is celebrated the feast of faith as the foundation on which the Catholic Church has been established. The celebration of faith which is spiritual in its nature is carried on in a “physical container”, namely the architecture of the Catholic Church. Because the feast is a holy and sacred celebration, the “physical container” should also be a “sacred space” that it becomes essential as well to create an architectural work with sacred space that can accommodate the holy celebration. This paper wants to explore the theological and liturgical meaning of the concept of sacred space in the Catholic Church architecture. This understanding might be important for those who have particular concern for the Catholic Church architecture, which lately seems to suffer desacralisation in the context and appearance of its architecture.
Komitmen tanpa Konflik: Tawaran Teologi Pluralisme Kristiani Samosir, Leonardus
MELINTAS An International Journal of Philosophy and Religion (MIJPR) Vol. 21 No. 3 (2005)
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Religions are always in tension between their claims of universality and the fact of  their particularity.  The potential of conflict arises precisely when the particular religion claims  a universal truth.  Christian theology of  religious pluralism has managed to neutralize the tension by emphasizing the commitment to particular religion and at the  same time  the commitment to universal world problems. Such theological vision is supported  by a philosophical reflection that sees truth as  “revealed in“ but not  “exclusively possessed“ by the particularity. In itself  the truth remains transcendental, yet it shows its “traces“ in the positive outcomes of the particular.
DASEIN AS DESIGN Or: Must Design Save the World? Oosterling, Henk
MELINTAS An International Journal of Philosophy and Religion (MIJPR) Vol. 25 No. 1 (2009)
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Creativity moves from the exclusive domain of the designer intothe space between disciplines and between producer andconsumer. A new form of design is needed, i.e. relational design.Relational design has to focus on relationships and responsibilitiesinstead of a focus on the individual. Relational design gives us thenthe opportunity to go beyond hyperconsumerism andindividualism.
Rahmat dan Sakramen: Teologi dengan Paradigma Kebebasan Sunarko, Adrianus
MELINTAS An International Journal of Philosophy and Religion (MIJPR) Vol. 33 No. 1 (2017)
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Theology with ‘freedom’ paradigm understands grace not as a third matter between God and humans. The nature of grace is God and God’s actions in relationship with and insofar as humans experience them. With regard to the attempts to understand the relation between grace and the sacraments, an integrated description of the sacrament as a representative and real symbol could be formulated. God is present in the sacraments through the particular symbols and when God is present, God is therefore realising humans’ salvation through the real symbols. In a sacramental celebration, with all the complexities of its forms and activities, the faithful experience how God is exceptionally present (in representative symbols) and when God is present salvation is realised or embodied (in real symbols). This is an explanation of how grace is conveyed through the celebration of the sacraments.
Rekonsiliasi Kristiani: Berpijak dari Pemikiran Robert J. Schreiter Dadang, Andreas
MELINTAS An International Journal of Philosophy and Religion (MIJPR) Vol. 28 No. 3 (2012)
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Reconciliation process is a process of truth unfolding and memory recovery. What is the center of attention in this recovery and disclosure process? Reconciliation seeks to uncover and restore the truth and justice of the narratives of the past. Through the reconciliation process, it is expected that what really happened and what has beenthe real wound of the victims can be recovered through the process of uncovering the truth. Robert J. Schreiter'sview about the reconciliation process includes three basic attempts, i.e., the truth telling, the pursuit of justice, and the healing of memories and forgiveness. Considering the long and complex process of reconciliation, he further develops the three stage process of reconciliation from the Christian perspective, which can be phrased as the genesis stage, the transformation stage, and the readjustment stage. This Christian reflection of reconciliation processgives rise to a spirituality of reconciliation that includes the attitude of listening and waiting, the focus on attention and concern, and the paradigm shift. The biblical basis of the spirituality of reconciliation is further explored in the light of Paul, the passion narratives, and the narratives of Jesus' appearance after the resurrection.
MORAL KRISTIANI DAN KEPRIHATINAN SOSIAL Aman, Peter C.
MELINTAS An International Journal of Philosophy and Religion (MIJPR) Vol. 22 No. 1 (2006)
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Ever since the nineteenth century, the Church has redefined and repositioned her role concerning social conditions and problems of the secular world. Her concern and engagement are rooted in her very self-definition as the People of God and the Sacrament of Salvation. The definition calls for her involvement in the world so as to transformthe world into the anticipation of the Kingdom of God. The article traces the theological foundation of suchconviction, the authority of the church for such involvement, the normative teaching of Jesus himself and the primacy of solidarity.