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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
Book & Film Reviews Bawono, Haryo Tejo
MELINTAS An International Journal of Philosophy and Religion (MIJPR) Vol. 37 No. 3 (2021)
Publisher : Faculty of Philosophy, Parahyangan Catholic University, Bandung

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26593/mel.v37i3.7095

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Book & Film Reviews is a column in "MELINTAS" containing reviews of books and films published recently that bring different interpretation and inspiration to the fields of philosophy and religion.
Toward a Politics of Inclusion: Prospects and Problems of Civic Participation in Indonesia’s Government Decentralization Fatlolon, Costantinus
MELINTAS An International Journal of Philosophy and Religion (MIJPR) Vol. 38 No. 1 (2022)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26593/mel.v38i1.7097

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This article assesses the shortcomings and possibilities of deepening civic participation in Indonesia’s government decentralization. Applying an expositive-critical-reconstructive approach and using Habermas’s theory of law and democracy, this study addresses the main question: “What democratic principles must be adhered to by Indonesian citizens to achieve the purpose of government decentralization?” This article argues that government decentralization in Indonesia has brought democracy closer to the people; however, it did not necessarily result in the active participation of citizens in local government affairs and in crafting local regulations. This deficit requires the local governments to institutionalize the ideal lawmaking procedures and inherit democratic ethos. The local people must be educated and capacitated to maximize the benefits of government decentralization, while civil society groups step in to practice democratic principles in civic participation and lawmaking.
Making Sensation: Sculpturing Bamboo by Joko Avianto Zaelani, Rizki A.
MELINTAS An International Journal of Philosophy and Religion (MIJPR) Vol. 38 No. 1 (2022)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26593/mel.v38i1.7098

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The creation of visual art has often been considered to be the privilege of the artist, where art is confined to the purpose and intention of its creation, and the assessment of art becomes a series of explanations that restrain the meaning of an artistic expression. From the perspective of Deleuze-Guattari, art is a monument of sensation that transcends the boundaries of subject and object, and it stands as a statement about itself. The relationship between the artist-subject and material-object used in the process of creating visual art is therefore in the domain of visual practice as a kind of thinking and acting strategy. Joko Avianto’s three-dimensional works exhibited in Frankfurt, Germany, and Yokohama, Japan, are examples of Deleuze-Guattari’s explanation of monuments of sensations in their embodiment. Joko Avianto creates a distinctive and subjective method of artistic action in his creative process, transforming perception into percept and affection into affect, and affirming the state of becoming. Art, visual art, and art practice are mechanisms that allow them to express an ethico-aesthetic paradigm. This paradigm reconnects each existence and becoming of the subject, through aesthetic experience, to the re-emerging new world. Thus, what makes art special is its capability to both transcend and surpass the limits to rediscover or restore the boundless.
Religious Liberty and Atheism: The Case of Richard Dawkins Kristiatmo, Thomas
MELINTAS An International Journal of Philosophy and Religion (MIJPR) Vol. 38 No. 1 (2022)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26593/mel.v38i1.7099

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Through the Second Vatican Council, the Catholic Church asserts the import of religious liberty for every individual and believes that one is entitled to live out one’s faith. Thus, through Dignitatis Humanae, the Church has revealed her intention to create inter-religion dialogues and to encourage respect for the positive values of different religions. This raises a question as to whether such dialogues and respect as voiced in Dignitatis Humanae are applicable when it comes to the issue of atheism, a pressing issue faced by the Church today. This article explores the engagement of such document with atheism. Since atheism covers various views coming from a number of authors, this current article focuses only on the atheism as promoted by Richard Dawkins. Building his atheism upon science, Dawkins’ views are worthy of our attention in today’s world, which is characterised by unending scientific revolutions.
Mata Bestari, Benak Meraki: Menuju Budaya Post-Visual Bawono, Haryo Tejo
MELINTAS An International Journal of Philosophy and Religion (MIJPR) Vol. 38 No. 1 (2022)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26593/mel.v38i1.7100

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The history of philosophy can be seen from a perspective as a story about the struggle between vision and visuality. In this space, at least during the Enlightenment period, seeing becomes one of the most decisive factors for knowing. ‘Seeing’ is no longer understood simply as a biological activity leading to knowing (“seeing is knowing”) but also a category and a catalog of knowledge (“seeing is believing”). Postmodernism shows that what actually happens is often exactly the opposite (“believing is seeing”). By starting with some kind of trust, people claim that they can see. There is a very close relationship and also a wide separation between seeing and knowing, that is, between the eye and the mind. However, in today’s cinematic society or visual and digital culture, the boundaries or bridges between the eye and the mind are becoming increasingly blurred. In this blurring of boundaries, the eye becomes simply a sort of camera machine: whatever is in front of it becomes a ‘prey’ and becomes something that is considered finished, and is threatened of being defined definitively and coldly. This is a challenge for philosophy. This article is an invitation to an awareness of the trend towards the fading boundaries, and simultaneously deals with the dangers of its unawareness. Insofar as one is aware of this tendency, can the bestari eyes (the educated eyes) and the meraki minds (the beautiful minds) be created.
Model-Model Kebersamaan Lingkungan: Mewujudkan Persaudaraan Gerejawi Laksono, Andreas Agung Bowo; Tedjoworo, Hadrianus
MELINTAS An International Journal of Philosophy and Religion (MIJPR) Vol. 38 No. 1 (2022)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26593/mel.v38i1.7101

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The Catholic Church in Indonesia views the parochial lingkungan as a community of believers who live in a nearby neighbourhood, practicing fraternity, supporting and enriching one another in their life and ministry. The activities and meetings in the lingkungan are a means for the faithful to establish fraternal relations through shared faith experiences and joint ministries. However, the lingkungan members’ participation in such activities and meetings might decrease due to certain difficulties, and this situation can interfere with the effort of realising their ecclesial communion and fraternity. In this article, the issue of the faithful’s decrease of participation in lingkungan is addressed by offering some models of togetherness inspired by the Scriptures and the Church documents such as Evangelii Gaudium and Fratelli Tutti. The models offered refer to some important aspects as personal encounter, everyday conversation, and sharing of life. Each model explores a different point of view to develop some ways of building togetherness among the faithful in the lingkungan. These models are considered flexible as they can be (re)interpreted according to the relevant challenges and are complementary in their character. Models offered in this article can be seen as alternatives to the existing practices of meeting and catechesis in the parochial lingkungan. They also can help lingkungan administrators and their members participate more actively in realising the ecclesial communion and the Christian fraternity among themselves.
Book & Film Reviews Bawono, Haryo Tejo
MELINTAS An International Journal of Philosophy and Religion (MIJPR) Vol. 38 No. 1 (2022)
Publisher : Faculty of Philosophy, Parahyangan Catholic University, Bandung

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26593/mel.v38i1.7102

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Book & Film Reviews is a column in "MELINTAS" containing reviews of books and films published recently that bring different interpretation and inspiration to the fields of philosophy and religion.
Critique of Medical Perspective on the Beginning of Human Person Based on Biblical and Biological Insights Harsono, Ferriandis
MELINTAS An International Journal of Philosophy and Religion (MIJPR) Vol. 38 No. 2 (2022)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26593/mel.v38i2.7398

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Many people and (Catholic) medical practitioners use or provide all kinds of contraceptives, including those that work by preventing implantation of zygote. Some medical experts affirm that preventing implantation of zygote is not an abortion because before the implantation, zygote is not considered as human person and does not have basic rights to live as human person. However, the Catholic Church affirms that human life must be respected and given the basic rights to live as human person since the conception. The difference between medical experts and the Catholic Church results from the different perspectives on the time of the beginning of human person. Both medical experts and the Catholic Church agree that human life begins at the time of conception, but they do not agree that human person begins at the time of conception. Many medical experts say that after the conception and before the implantation, zygote can split into identical twins so that human personhood cannot be determined before the implantation. In this article, the medical perspective will be criticized using biblical and biological insights. These insights may enlighten us that preventing an implantation of zygote is an abortion because zygote is already a human person.
Kristus Kosmis Menurut Pierre Teilhard de Chardin Haward, Ambrosius S.
MELINTAS An International Journal of Philosophy and Religion (MIJPR) Vol. 38 No. 2 (2022)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26593/mel.v38i2.7399

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Science and theology are often confronted each other since these two disciplines have developed their respective methods. The first is based on empirical research, while the later is based on faith reflection. At the same time, it seems difficult to find theological reflection which bases its reflection on scientific invention. Among a few theologians who base their theological reflection on scientific invention is Pierre Teilhard de Chardin. This article, by way of a literature research, explains Teilhard’s reflection on Christology based on his view of evolution theory. In this article, the author combines Teilhard’s writings about Christological reflection and other theologians’ writings exploring Teilhard’s thoughts. Teilhard was influenced by Henri Bergson’s view of evolution. Nevertheless, quite different from Bergson’s view about evolution as an aimless movement, Teilhard, on the contrary, sees the evolution as a process with a definite purpose to the Omega point. The Omega point is another name of Christ, as the apex of the evolution of all creation.
Konsep Lera-Wulan Tana-Ekan Orang Lembata dalam Tinjauan Filsafat Agama Hegel: Suatu Upaya Berdialog Tatap, Eric Yohanis
MELINTAS An International Journal of Philosophy and Religion (MIJPR) Vol. 38 No. 2 (2022)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26593/mel.v38i2.7400

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Faith and culture are often considered as interesting areas of topics for the academic discussions. They can become fruitful dialogue partners in the search of truth. Each area refers to the sources of truth at different levels compared to others outside of their areas. This article is an effort to reconcile the truth claims on the ontological and empirical levels by way of dialogue. The dialogue raised here brings together religion in Hegel’s philosophy and the cultural belief of the Lembata people called Lera-Wulan Tana-Ekan. Both are on different paths, one is a series of philosophical ideas while the other is a local wisdom from a certain part of Indonesia, particularly among the Lembata people in East Nusa Tenggara. This article aims to elevate the claims of truth that exist in a belief from a certain culture to the public domain of philosophy. The method used in this writing is dialectical by analyzing whether the ideas in Hegel’s philosophy of religion are in line with the beliefs held by the Lembata people. The belief in the universe, the highest morality, and the origin of creation are analyzed in relation to the movement of the Spirit discussed by Hegel in the natural religion, the religion of art, and the revealed religion.