Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
5-2016
Abstract
Recognizing that the Christians in Indonesia are not a homogeneous group, this article examines the various contested spiritual, social, and political aspirations of urban Christians in the contexts of the historical trajectory of Indonesian modernity, forces of globalization and urbanization, the role of capital, and the development of Islam - the indispensable religious 'Other' to this minority religion in contemporary Indonesia. It sheds light on the ways in which this minority exercises agency in using political participation and social activism as a counterbalance to the growing Islamization of Indonesia, and how they strategically utilize their extensive economic, social, and political capital to navigate the treacherous waters of rising religious intolerance in the country where the world's largest Muslim population resides.
Keywords
Aspirations, Christianity, Indonesia, modernity, religion
Discipline
Asian Studies | Race and Ethnicity | Religion
Research Areas
Humanities
Publication
International Sociology
Volume
31
Issue
4
First Page
413
Last Page
431
ISSN
0268-5809
Identifier
10.1177/0268580916643853
Publisher
SAGE Publications (UK and US)
Citation
HOON, Chang Yau.(2016). Religious aspirations among urban Christians in contemporary Indonesia. International Sociology, 31(4), 413-431.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/2135
Creative Commons License
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1177/0268580916643853