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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
REALITAS YANG RELASIONAL: CATATAN TEOLOGIS TERHADAP KERUSAKAN LINGKUNGAN Samosir, Leonardus
MELINTAS An International Journal of Philosophy and Religion (MIJPR) Vol. 23 No. 2 (2007)
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The destruction of nature will keep going on if humans do not change their worldview. Reality should be viewed as an interrelated unity. Only in such worldview that the anthropocentric-dominative culture, with its utilitariantendency – the main cause of the destruction- can be overcome.
Counter-Community as Moral Community: The Church’s Contribution to Public Civility Bismoko Mahamboro, Dionius
MELINTAS An International Journal of Philosophy and Religion (MIJPR) Vol. 34 No. 2 (2018)
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Indonesia is a home of various religions and traditional beliefs. However, from the time before the fall of the New Order in 1998 up to now the coexistence of followers of different religions cannot be said to be without problems. The 2004 Indonesian Bishops’ Conference’s pastoral notes reflect the worry that the peaceful coexistence among different religious followers is failing. Nevertheless, the document’s dominant node is expressed in positive attitude and hope. The Indonesian Bishops’ Conference encourages all Christian communities to develop themselves into ‘counter-communities’. This article is aimed at discovering the relevance of the idea ‘counter-communities’ to the problems of coexistence of different religious followers in the Post-New-Order era, which now has been marked with prejudice and mistrust.
Mystagogy in Daily Experiences: A Spiritual-Theological Understanding of Mystagogy Budi Wibowo, Antonius
MELINTAS An International Journal of Philosophy and Religion (MIJPR) Vol. 27 No. 3 (2011)
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Mystagogy has been recognized as an archaic word which was revived and developed after the Second Vatican Council. The Council begins to facilitate some pastoral concerns on the baptism for adults. The meaning of mystagogy is even more enlarged not only in the scope of liturgical teachings and rites of initiation. It also covers daily life of the faithful in every age and society. This article will present how the dynamic application of the mystagogical process helps clarify the connection between mystagogy and daily experiences of the faithful. Mystagogy is still ‘at work’ and continues to develop in the praxis of faith. Inspired by some theological approaches, the second part of this writing will discuss the connection between mystical sense and daily experience. The author will portray the relations ‘between the mystagogue and the myste’ and ‘between the myste and God’ towards the mystery of faith, before exploring mystagogy in daily experiences within the contexts of mystery and self-transcendence. An extended application of this reinterpretation will be offered in the last section to lead towards transformation through the daily experiences. Key Words:*Mystagogy *Catechesis *Pedagogy *Discipleship *The myste *Mystical experience *Daily life experience *Transformation *Self-transcendence *Spiritual journey.
Berketuhanan dalam Perspektif Kepercayaan Sunda Wiwitan Indrawardana, Ira
MELINTAS An International Journal of Philosophy and Religion (MIJPR) Vol. 30 No. 1 (2014)
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By referring to the variety of cultures that have emerged and flourished in Indonesia, the author wants to figure the depth of ‘belief’ in God in relation to the respective cultural and spiritual expressions and through the rituals performed by the people of this belief (kepercayaan). Because of the influence of ‘Western’ beliefs brought into Indonesia by the colonialists in the past, the life of the people believing in God from within their own local beliefs together with the diversity of their cultures and spiritualities seem to have been marginalised. What is needed is a sort of new paradigm to view and value the local beliefs in the face of the so-called ‘official religions’ in Indonesia. This greater appreciation to the people of the local beliefs is in the line with the growing awareness of plurality of societies in this land. Efforts to recognise and understand the essence and values in the system of the local belief are of great importance. The author tries to explore how the doctrines of the belief Sunda Wiwitan develop by starting to browse the historical aspect of Manusia Sunda (‘Sundanese human being’) within its religious context and the other related elements in this system of belief. What is most important for the adherents of Sunda Wiwitan is not so much the frequence of praying to or worshiping God as the effort of every individual to maintain the attitude and deeds as a human being that keep the harmony of relation with the other human beings, the surrounding nature with all its contents, and God.
REKONFIRMASI POSISI PANCASILA VIS-A-VIS ISLAM Suratno, -
MELINTAS An International Journal of Philosophy and Religion (MIJPR) Vol. 24 No. 3 (2008)
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After the fall of Suharto regime in May 1998, political change wasnot only marked by the more democratic political atmosphere, butalso by the awakening of radical and conservative Islam groups.These groups have ample rooms to promote their agenda.Although they have different agendas such as the implementationof Islamic law, the establishment of Islamic state and even ofIslamic Caliphate in Indonesia, they are similar in their attempts toreplace Pancasila as the state foundation into Islam. This articleaims to show that these attempts are not enough rooted in thehistory. Historically, the founding fathers clearly stated thatIndonesia is neither an Islamic nor secular state; it is a state foundedon Pancasila. This phrase summarizes the difficult compromisesand agreements among the founding fathers of this Republicconcerning the official national ideology, i.e., between the Islamistand nationalist groups. It brings us to a few months before and afterthe independence day declared on August 17, 1945. There shouldbe no contradiction between Pancasila and Islam. ModerateMuslims in Indonesia already have enough reason to reject the ideaof an Islamic state as well as to accept Pancasila as a political reality,as the common platform for a plural Indonesia.
Cinta Ekologis dalam Pendekatan Estetika Teologis Kristiani Segu, Yosef Irianto
MELINTAS An International Journal of Philosophy and Religion (MIJPR) Vol. 32 No. 2 (2016)
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Human’s mind and behaviour have been influenced by the understanding of who human beings are. Realising identity on the level of knowledge might have revealed human’s exclusive, dominant, and alienating nature. Nature is seen as an object of a pragmatic approach for the sake of human’s development. Nature is not so much seen as something meaningful as a necessity to fulfill the needs of the human being. The field of knowledge and discourse is always limited in itself and human’s relationship with the nature cannot merely accommodated by ideas and concepts. Human’s relationship with nature needs to be built with love. Love is the self’s involvement as a whole to participate in the life of the other, that is, through the real and constructive encounters of human and nature that preserve the beautiful existence of both. One of the fusions between human and nature is in the area of aesthetics, and in this article, of theological aesthetics. While knowledge and concept could not be imposed on the relation between human and nature, humans might need a different approach in the area of experience. Human experience in relation to nature is not always linear, but continuously invites humans to explore the aesthetic and theological territories, in order to offer meanings so that they can go beyond their identity or exclusivity in knowledge and concept. This balance may improve human’s relationships with the nature.
THE TASK OF REMEMBRANCE: HISTORY AS THE BURDEN OF INHERITANCE AND AN OPPORTUNITY FOR JUSTICE de Joya, Preciosa
MELINTAS An International Journal of Philosophy and Religion (MIJPR) Vol. 22 No. 2 (2006)
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Artikel ini adalah refleksi atas pemikiranWalter Benjamin, terutama bagaimana ia melepaskan sejarah dari tendensinya sebagai mekanisme opresi. Kuncinya adalah mengembalikan peran orisinal sejarah sebagai suatu bentuk kenangan yang tidak menekankan pencarian pengetahuan, melainkan upaya pembentukan hubungan. Hubungan ini, seperti   ditekankan Derrida, dilandasi beban warisan, dimana mereka yang masih hidup senantiasa berduka atas mereka yang mati dan terpanggil untuk terus meluruskan masa lampau yang tidak adil. Tugas mengenang ini bukan hanya berarti mendengarkan suara sejarah lokal, melainkan lebih radikal, yaitu senantiasa melihat sejarah sebagai masa lampau yang “belum selesai”. Maka untuk melepaskan sejarah dari barbaritas peradaban, pola naratif harus diganti dengan sekedar fragmen-fragmen. Fragmen, sebagai alat representasi, memungkinkan masa lampau terus menerus dialami kembali sebagai kebenaran. Dalam mengenangsejarah sedemikian itulah studi sejarah dialami sebagai beban tanggungjawab etis dan menjadi peluang ke arah keadilan.
Agama dan Sinema: Sebuah Dialog Interkultural Bawono, Haryo Tejo
MELINTAS An International Journal of Philosophy and Religion (MIJPR) Vol. 26 No. 1 (2010)
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A relation can be mapped between religion and cinema. More than a superficial discourse, this relation appears as an intercultural dialogue, a kind of reflective and critical dialogue. At the end of the ongoing conversation we eventually can hope that religion, as well as cinema, may remain as a quest and construction of meanings rooted in the day-to-day life, which is supposed to be very normal without being banal, vulgar without being filthy.
Rediscovering Mystagogy through the History of Christianity Budi Wibowo, Antonius
MELINTAS An International Journal of Philosophy and Religion (MIJPR) Vol. 26 No. 3 (2010)
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Mystagogy was developed within early Christian communities, particularly with regard to the Sacraments of Christian Initiation. The idea of mystagogy was conceived in patristic time during the fourth and fifth centuries. Through the homilies and catechetical teachings, the church fathers described mystagogy as part of catecheses for candidates and neophytes before and after Easter. In this article, the idea of mystagogy is reconsidered through its understandings from the Greco-Roman world to early Christianity up to the context surrounding the church of today, mainly in the context of Sacraments of Initiation for adult. How mystagogy works in Christian liturgical teachings on Initiation will be analysed and its role in the liturgical context of the church will be refreshed. The revival of mystagogy has been initiated by the Vatican II when theology, catechesis and culture were put into dialogue. This move brings us further to see mystagogy as a personal and communal formation of a Christian.Keywords :*mystagogy, *mystagogue, *myste, *catechesis, *baptism, *church, *initiation, *sacrament, *cult, *rite of passage, *mystery, *christian community, *faith, *spiritual theology, *Vatican II, *liturgy, *revival.
Gagasan Allah Kristianitas dalam Modernisme, Postmodernisme, dan 'Illative Sense' John Henry Newman Situmorang, Riston
MELINTAS An International Journal of Philosophy and Religion (MIJPR) Vol. 31 No. 2 (2015)
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Modern worldview tends to explore everything, including the idea of God, grounded on reason and rational evidences. Postmodernism on the other hand tends to consider that the basic of epistemology of modernism fails to explain the experience and the existence of God, because modernism relies too much on the cognitive and empiric powers. John Henry Newman might be viewed as a constructive postmodernist for he chooses a different power for judging the truth about the concept and experience of God. Newman appears not to think in ‘either-or’ way like in the rationalism and empiricism worldview, but attempts to fuse and bridge the ways of thinking using ‘both-and’. He suggests that this power, i.e., the illative sense, is a faculty that help the believers judge the truth in comprehending the existence of God. With illative sense, people may decide and make spontaneous inferences on concrete issues naturally. In this line, postmodernism might be seen not as a threat or enemy, but companion to religion, for the postmodern epistemology tends to be sensorial, intuitive, and experiential. Illative sense, as a power that each believer has, is converging the particularities towards the existence of God in the context of religious epistemology.