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Khazanah Theologia
Published by Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung
ISSN : -     EISSN : 27159701     DOI : https://doi.org/10.15575
Core Subject : Religion, Humanities, Science, Education, Social,
Religion Humanities Computer Science & IT Education Social Sciences
Khazanah Theologia is an academic journal focusing on the dynamic intersection of Cyber Theology and Digital Religion The journal examines how digital transformation reshapes religious practices theological thought and spiritual experiences It provides an interdisciplinary platform for scholarly discussion on digital religion theology media technology and society Topics include digital religious practices theological responses to digital culture internet and social media in religious communities ethical and moral dimensions of technology in religion theology in the digital public sphere interfaith dialogue through digital platforms and the use of technology in religious education and theological studies The journal welcomes theoretical and empirical contributions that reflect both global and local perspectives in this evolving field
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Audiences Respond to Interfaith Dialogue Messages on the Jeda Nulis YouTube Channel in the Context of Indonesian Pluralism Muhammad Rizki Akbar; Abdul Syukur
Khazanah Theologia Vol. 6 No. 2 (2024): Khazanah Theologia
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15575/kt.v6i2.49111

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Purpose: This study examines audience reception of interfaith dialogue on the YouTube channel Jeda Nulis, particularly the “Indonesia Rumah Bersama” series, to analyze how digital narratives promote religious pluralism and social cohesion in Indonesia. Methodology: The research employed a qualitative digital netnography to collect and analyze hundreds of publicly available comments on selected videos, which were then interpreted through Stuart Hall’s encoding/decoding framework. Findings: The findings reveal that the majority of comments reflected dominant-hegemonic readings that fully accepted the tolerant, reflective, and inclusive messages conveyed in the dialogues. A smaller portion of comments demonstrated negotiated readings, where audiences partly agreed with the messages but adapted them to personal beliefs or cultural traditions, while only a marginal minority expressed oppositional readings that rejected the messages on ideological grounds. These reception patterns indicate that humanistic and narrative-driven communication reduces ideological resistance and fosters more open interfaith engagement in digital spaces. Research Implications: Practically, the findings provide insights for content creators, faith-based organizations, NGOs, and government agencies to design more inclusive digital communication strategies that cultivate intergroup trust. Theoretically, this study advances an audience-centered perspective in religious communication by mapping interpretive positions toward interfaith dialogue in live social media interactions. Originality/Value: Unlike much Indonesian scholarship that predominantly emphasizes discourse production and elite messaging, this article highlights the role of audience reception by integrating digital netnography with Hall’s model to explore how digital publics interpret interfaith narratives.
Qur’anic Exegesis in the Digital Era: Mapping Fiqh Discourses on NU Online during the 2023–2024 Period Nur Muhamad Iskandar; Izzah Faizah Siti Rusydati Khaerani
Khazanah Theologia Vol. 6 No. 3 (2024): Khazanah Theologia
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15575/kt.v6i3.49188

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Purpose: This study aims to map the systematics of writing, modes of presentation, and exegetical topics on NU Online during the 2023–2024 period, while also examining exegetical tendencies in responding to contemporary religious and social issues. The research seeks to understand how digital Qur’anic interpretation reflects the interaction between sacred texts and current social dynamics within Indonesia’s largest Islamic organization. Methodology: The research employs a qualitative method with a content analysis approach applied to 274 exegetical articles published on NU Online. The data were systematically analysed through thematic categorization and coding to identify patterns in writing systematics (mushafī and thematic), exegetical approaches (textual and contextual), and thematic tendencies emerging from the corpus. Findings: The findings highlight two major patterns. First, fiqh-oriented interpretation dominates NU Online’s exegesis, particularly in discussions concerning ritual law (ʿibādah) and social transactions (muʿāmalah). Second, the exegesis tends to engage socio-political issues using an accessible, popular style while promoting values of social empowerment and moderation. Research Implications: The study underscores that digital media functions not merely as a channel for reproducing religious knowledge, but as a dynamic site of dialectic between the Qur’anic message and the needs of the Muslim community. It further highlights the potential of digital platforms as spaces for contextualising Islamic scholarship in public discourse. Originality/Value: This research contributes to the growing field of digital Qur’anic studies by offering a systematic mapping of NU Online’s digital exegesis. It highlights the centrality of fiqh as a dominant interpretive framework in addressing contemporary challenges and demonstrates how traditional Islamic reasoning adapts within the digital sphere.
Constructing Catholic Women’s Religious Identity through Instagram: A Study of the @walmajelena Account Rindi Ananda Zulfikar Erada; Yeni Huriani; Busro Busro
Khazanah Theologia Vol. 6 No. 3 (2024): Khazanah Theologia
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15575/kt.v6i3.49389

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Purpose: This study aims to explore how the Instagram account @walmajelena functions as a digital space for expressing the religiosity of Catholic women and to examine how its content shapes the followers’ perspectives, understanding, and spiritual experiences in the digital sphere. Methodology: This study uses a qualitative approach within a sociological and media studies framework with descriptive-analytical methods. Data were collected through digital observation and analysis of content and responses from followers of the account. Findings: The findings reveal that @walmajelena serves as a warm, reflective, and contextual medium of faith expression for Catholic women. Through four major themes—prayer, worship attire, Catholic identity, and faith education—the account constructs a dynamic and participatory spiritual space relevant to younger generations. Interaction between the account owner and her followers illustrates a collective process of religious identity construction, turning social media into a site for the negotiation, affirmation, and internalization of evolving faith values. Research Implications: These findings demonstrate that social media can act as an interactive and dialogical sacred space that empowers lay Catholic women to articulate faith beyond institutional boundaries. The study highlights the need for digital–theological literacy and pastoral accompaniment to ensure that digital evangelization remains both spiritually grounded and contextually relevant. Originality/Value: This research offers an original contribution by applying Berger and Luckmann’s social construction theory to explain how religious identity is dynamically shaped through digital interaction. It also presents a new understanding of female digital religiosity, showing how personal faith narratives evolve into collective expressions of Catholic identity within Indonesia’s plural digital culture.
Mediating Religion Through Memes: A Netnographic Comparison of Islamic and Buddhist Instagram in Indonesia Faishal Dhia Pratama; Dody S. Truna; Busro Busro
Khazanah Theologia Vol. 7 No. 1 (2025): Khazanah Theologia
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15575/kt.v7i1.49391

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Purpose: This study examines how religious messages are mediated through meme-based communication on Instagram in Indonesia by comparing Islamic and Buddhist meme accounts. It aims to clarify how different religious traditions adapt their communicative styles to a highly visual, template-driven, and participatory platform environment. Methodology: Using a qualitative netnographic approach, the study analyzed 120 meme posts (60 per account) and 3,847 user comments collected from February–April 2025 from two Indonesian Instagram accounts, @memeislam.id and @sadhu.meme. Data were coded to compare thematic patterns, visual/message framing strategies, circulation routines (posting frequency/timing, captions, hashtags, templates), and observable audience participation traces in comment threads. Findings: The analysis identified four recurring theme categories. @memeislam.id emphasized Scripture Quotation and Universal Moral Values (66.7% combined), while @sadhu.meme foregrounded Religious Satire/Humor (41.7%); both devoted an equal share to Religious Social Criticism (13.3%). Visual packaging differed in how authority and humor were rendered (e.g., short, high-readability scriptural excerpts versus citation-oriented quotation cards, alongside pop-culture meme templates). Circulation practices also diverged, including hashtag density and posting routines. Audience participation traces contrasted “rapid affirmation” (devotional phrases, emoji-only replies, tagging/mentions) with more aphoristic and concept-referential comments; captured examples showed 55,500 likes/36 comments versus 472 likes/25 comments. Implications: Findings suggest that meme-based religious communication can increase accessibility and shareability while also carrying risks of doctrinal compression and interpretive ambiguity. Practical implications include pairing meme posts with context-expanding features and strengthening digital religious literacy for audiences. Originality/Value: This study contributes an Indonesia-based, cross-religious comparison of Instagram religious memes using a shared coding framework and integrating visual-rhetorical analysis with a typology of bilingual audience response traces.
Beyond Algorithmic Spirituality: An Islamic Ontological Framework for Digital Religious Practice M. Febriyanto Firman Wijaya; Wahid Nur Tualeka; Mahmud Muhsinin; Ahmad Ghozi Al Afnan
Khazanah Theologia Vol. 7 No. 1 (2025): Khazanah Theologia
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15575/kt.v7i1.49492

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Purpose: This study aims to develop an Islamic ontological framework for digital religious practice as a response to the reductionism and fragmentation characterizing digital New Age spirituality. The research addresses a critical gap in contemporary scholarship, where digital spirituality is often examined descriptively or pragmatically without sufficient engagement with underlying ontological foundations, particularly within Islamic philosophical discourse. Methodology: This research employs a qualitative conceptual–philosophical approach using systematic conceptual synthesis. The study analyzes twenty-five peer-reviewed scholarly articles published between 2018 and 2025 on digital religiosity, New Age spirituality, and Islamic ontology, alongside classical Islamic sources. Following Jaakkola’s framework for conceptual research, the analysis proceeds through thematic categorization, comparative ontological analysis across six dimensions, and abductive theoretical synthesis to construct a normative framework of Islamic cyberspirituality. Findings: The study identifies four constitutive patterns of digital New Age spirituality—individualism, syncretism, aesthetic spirituality, and commodification—which collectively generate three ontological ruptures: displacement of transcendence by subjective emotionalism, replacement of religious authority by algorithmic validation, and transformation of spiritual discipline into consumable experience. In contrast, Islamic cyberspirituality is shown to rest on two interlocking principles: tawhid as the ontological axis preserving the Creator–creation distinction and revelation-based truth, and tazkiyah al-nafs as a transformative discipline orienting spiritual growth vertically toward God. This framework repositions technology as wasīlah (instrumental means) rather than ghāyah (end), and generates concrete implications across five domains: digital da‘wah, online Sufism, authority structures, attention governance, and religious identity formation. Implications: The findings offer actionable guidance for Muslim content creators, educators, religious institutions, technologists, and individual believers seeking to cultivate authentic digital spirituality. The framework provides evaluative criteria for digital religious content, ethical principles for technology design, and practical strategies for resisting commodification and algorithmic domination in religious practice. Originality/Value: This study contributes original value by moving beyond critique toward constructive ontological reconstruction. It is among the first to systematically integrate classical Islamic metaphysics with contemporary digital practice theory, demonstrating that tawhid and tazkiyah al-nafs provide robust conceptual resources for addressing algorithmic authority, attention commodification, and spiritual fragmentation in digital environments.
Sympathetic Orientalism and the Mediation of Islamic Theology in the Film Kingdom of Heaven Muzaki Muzaki; Muhamad Hilmi Pauzian; Asniah Asniah
Khazanah Theologia Vol. 7 No. 1 (2025): Khazanah Theologia
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15575/kt.v7i1.53644

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In the context of post-9/11 Islamophobia and rising global religious nationalism, Hollywood cinema has evolved from explicit orientalism toward subtle representational strategies that appear progressive while maintaining Western epistemological hegemony. Despite ostensibly positive portrayals, contemporary films may perpetuate cultural hierarchies through sophisticated soft power mechanisms. This study examines how Ridley Scott's Kingdom of Heaven (2005) employs sympathetic orientalism positive portrayals of Islam conditional upon conformity with Western secular values and analyzes implications for indigenous pluralism discourse in Indonesia as a Muslim-majority society. Using Postcolonial Critical Discourse Analysis (PCDA), we systematically analyzed 12 key Muslim-Christian interaction scenes (47 minutes total) and 87 visual sequences from the Director's Cut (194 minutes), examining dialogue patterns, character construction, cinematography, and mise-en-scène. Analysis integrated five Indonesian pluralism policy documents to explore intersections between global media narratives and local tolerance frameworks. The film constructs "acceptable Muslims" through three mechanisms: hierarchical character construction privileging secular rationality (83% of positive Muslim representations require Western values with zero Islamic theological references), visual semiotics that aestheticize yet distance Islamic civilization (Christian sites receive 57% more screen time with eye-level humanizing shots versus high-angle exotic framing for Islamic spaces), and conditional inclusion through mimicry requiring Muslims to adopt Western epistemological standards. Statistical analysis reveals rational characters receive significantly more stable cinematography than religious characters (χ² = 12.4, p < 0.01). Sympathetic orientalism operates as evolved hegemonic strategy more ideologically powerful than explicit stereotypes by concealing epistemological hierarchies behind progressive rhetoric. This potentially marginalizes Indonesia's indigenous pluralism models based on Bhinneka Tunggal Ika and Islamic principles, replacing them with Western liberal-secular frameworks. Contribution: This study advances sympathetic orientalism as a novel analytical framework for understanding contemporary soft power in global media, revealing how ostensibly progressive representations undermine authentic indigenous approaches to religious diversity management in Muslim-majority societies

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