Izak Y. M. Lattu

Here are your questions for next week meeting on Patterns of Islamic Person and Communal Life:

1. what is Islamic understanding for family life; the relationship between husband and wife as well as parent and children? explain it as precisely as possible!

2. What is the mayor role of Mosque within Islamic Community? Explain the role from social and theological perspectives!

3. What is a suitable public behavior for Muslim women when she is in the crowd? What makes public behavior of woman and man differ in the public are?

Guys, I’d like to inform you  that our class on Religion and Evolution will be moved to the Seminar on Evolution and Human Future in E Building. Make sure that you will be there on Thursday October 9, 2008 at at 08.00 am.

Thanks Guys

Dear all, I would like to remind you on our Paper Examination. Please bring about a good academic paper using outline I have drawn in the class. The purpose of Paper Examination is to prove that the article is written by yourself. I will take 5 to 10 minutes for each paper. Therefore, please prepare yourself for that. Thank you

Dear all, below are the questions for Theology of Religions class discussion. Please come up with a good essay regarding those questions.

1). According to Wesley Arriaraja, is there any salvation outside Christianity? how can he find out any salvation within his neighbor’s religion? 2). How can Christianity relate it’s teaching with the teaching of other religion? 3). How Arriaraja perceives interreligious marriage, especially marriage between Christian and non-Christian?

Question for Theology of Religions class (Taken form Wesley Ariarajah’ Book, Bible and People form Other Religions):

1. According to Ariarajah, how Christianity should relate it’s teaching to the context of plurality?
2. How can Biblical teaching be the foundation for a religious dialogue between Christianity and other religions?
3. How can we understand and imply Ariarajah Theology of Dialogue in the context of Indonesia?

Questions for Indonesian Social Thought Class (Taken from Th. Sumartana’ Book, Mission on the Cross Road):

1. Explain precisely, what is Kartini thought on the relation between man and woman?
2. What is Kartini thought on education of Pribumi People?
3. How Kartini understand and related her religious affiliation to the struggle of Nederland Indie (Indonesia) woman?

Tahun Baru Dalam Refleksi Anak Negeri Maluku

Izak Y. M. Lattu

Maluku dalam konteks berbangsa di Indonesia sempat memosisikan diri sebagai the significant factor, faktor penentu yang menyumbang banyak intelektual dan pemikiran. Tercatat nama-nama seperti Patty, Latuharhary, Leimena, Siwabessy, Latumeten, Sitanala dan lain-lain. Sayangnya, peta intelektual Indonesia terakhir tidak lagi tercatat nama anak-anak Maluku.

Apakah ini sebuah skenario peminggiran? Atau memang bukti bahwa kualitas sumber daya manusia Maluku begitu rendah sehingga tidak dapat memberikan warna berarti pada bangsa ini? Read the rest of this entry »

Budaya Damai dalam Masyarakat Multikultural

Izak Y. M. Lattu

Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution (CADRe), UKSW, Salatiga

Peace is not merely the absence of war but the presence of justice, of law ~ in short, of government (Albert Einstein, 1968).

Pengantar: Latar Multikultural Saya

Saya lahir dari keluarga guru yang hangat. Ayah saya tidak pernah menggunakan kata kasar dan tangannya tidak pernah menyakiti Ibu saya. Orang tua saya tidak pernah pelit untuk mengatakan kata sayang pada kami dan tidak sulit memberikan pujian. Meskipun begitu, kritik dan teguran yang membangun tetap deras mengalir dari bibir orang tua saya juga.

Saya besar di lingkungan Perkebunan Terbatas Pemerintah (PTP) dimana lingkungannya adalah lingkungan yang sangat heterogen. Teman-teman bermain saya bernama Atman, Surahman yang dari namanya menunjukkan identitas Jawa mereka. Saya juga punya teman sekolah yang bernama Jefri Tarigan, Paul Sirait yang Batak, Revol Sampe yang Menado, Anshar Lebang yang Makasar, Edi Lomo yang Toraja serta masih banyak teman lain dari Flores, Bali, Ternate dll.

Pengalaman hidup dalam lingkungan yang sangat majemuk ini mempermudah saya untuk memahami kemajemukan budaya. Pengalaman masa kecil yang majemuk tersebut juga mempermudah saya memahami konsep-konsep kemajemukan masyarakat yang dikenal dengan studi multikulturalitas.

Tulisan ini bermaksud menjelaskan apa itu budaya damai? Tulisan ini juga akan menjelaskan tentang konsep multikulturalitas dan mengapa budaya damai perlu dalam sebuah masyarakat multikultural? Read the rest of this entry »

Below are the questions for our next week discussion class:

1. What is the root of Soekarno thought on Islamism, Nasionalism, and Marxism?  2). Why Soekarno came to the meeting point upon Islamism, Nasionalism, and Marxism? What the significance of the meeting point? 3). What is the relation between Soekarno thought in his article on Islamism, Nasionalism, and Marxism and his speech in the BPUPKI’ Meeting June 1, 1945?

Write down your answer into a two pages  essay!!!

On November 2007 I had been in Poso trained people on Peace Culture and other related topics . It was a nice journey as I could be able to meet people from all places in Poso both Christian and Muslim. Besides, I learned peacebuilding from people who are involved in the real terain. Youth Committee one of peacebuilding vehicle initiated by European Union through CARDI is one of succes story of Reconciliation in Poso, Central Celebes, Indonesia. Read the rest of this entry »