ABSTRACT
This book explores the connections between traditional Islamic education, rising religious intolerance, religious attitudes to gender, campaigns for curricula innovation and modernisation, and politics and society in Indonesia. Drawing on extensive original research and the deep experience of the authors, the book highlights tensions between traditional Islamic educators and modernisers, and between different understandings of Islam, emphasising the importance of these issues for the future of Indonesia.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|168 pages
ISlamic Schools and Pre-Schools: Moderation and Extremism
part II|163 pages
Islamic Higher Education: Rethinking Tradition
chapter 10|12 pages
Islamic Studies in Indonesia, from IAIN to UIN
Strengthening the Wasatiyyah Islam
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chapter 14|28 pages
Private Islamic Universities in Indonesia
Keeping Piety Relevant to Modern Education
chapter 16|21 pages
When ‘Back to the Qur'an and Hadith’ Is No Longer Enough
Radicalisation of Islamic Teaching in Indonesia