Principled Pluralism and the Prevention of Religious Terrorism in Indonesia

Religions

Calvin Bangun¹  Benyamin Fleming Intan¹ 

[1] Department of Theology, STT Reformed Injili Internasional, Jakarta 10720, Indonesia;

关键词: religious terrorism;    radically secular state;    principled pluralism;    religious freedom;    structural pluralism;    confessional pluralism;   

DOI  :  10.3390/rel13050429

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

A number of religious terrorism acts closely related to the 9/11 event had happened in Indonesia and disrupted the nation’s stability and harmony. The hard-power approach that the Indonesian government had hitherto employed to curb terrorism had not succeeded in eradicating religious terrorist groups entirely. A soft-power approach is needed to contest the indoctrination that the terrorist exercised on their followers and to halt the recruitment of new terrorists. Although the savageness of religious terrorism has given religion a terrifying impression, taking a shortcut by restricting the role of religion to the private sphere—as applied by secular countries—has not proven successful. Rejecting the solution offered by secular countries, this article offers the idea of principled pluralism with its vision of religious freedom as a soft-power solution in treating religious terrorism. By opposing tyranny and authoritarianism, religious freedom would hopefully break the chain of consolidation maintained by religious terrorists with their followers. By using principled pluralism as a hermeneutical lens to read Pancasila, this article argues that civil society is the only channel for religion to contribute significantly to Indonesian society.

【 授权许可】

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