A Journey without Maps: T. B. Simatupang and the Protestant Search for a Public Theology in Post-Independence Indonesia

The challenge of finding a Protestant public theology appropriate for a pluralist, newly independent, Muslim majority nation was taken up initially by a mixed group of lay and ordained theologians, among them T. B. Simatupang, a recently retired lieutenant-general, still in his late thirties. This s...

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Auteur principal: Rae, Simon (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Brill 2023
Dans: International journal of public theology
Année: 2023, Volume: 17, Numéro: 3, Pages: 416-438
RelBib Classification:CG Christianisme et politique
CH Christianisme et société
FD Théologie contextuelle
KAJ Époque contemporaine
KBM Asie
ZC Politique en général
Sujets non-standardisés:B Islam politik
B Reformasi
B Development
B Pancasila
B Révolution
B Indonesia
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Résumé:The challenge of finding a Protestant public theology appropriate for a pluralist, newly independent, Muslim majority nation was taken up initially by a mixed group of lay and ordained theologians, among them T. B. Simatupang, a recently retired lieutenant-general, still in his late thirties. This study links Simatupang’s experience as a soldier-diplomat and strategic planner in Indonesia’s struggle for independence to the objectives and values he promoted and endeavoured to safeguard in his second career as an ecumenical strategist and mentor. Some attention is given to more recent criticism and the argument that a less confrontational Christian stance toward politically active Islam is called for in today’s era of interfaith conversations.
ISSN:1569-7320
Contient:Enthalten in: International journal of public theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15697320-20230097