ABSTRACT
Cross-cultural religious literacy as an approach oriented toward engaging others who are different in religions or beliefs can be better understood within a particular context of diversity where it is implemented. In Indonesia, despite the existence of Pancasila as a pluralistic state philosophy since the country’s founding, the covenant is never static, but can change over time, becoming stronger or weaker. Cross-cultural religious literacy is vital not only to establish covenantal pluralism in the first place, but to sustain and nurture it. This chapter uses the cross-cultural religious literacy framework to analyze interfaith relations and multi-faith works at the Leimena Institute, a think-and-do-tank in Indonesia. Through personal and organizational experiences, it shows the comprehensive nature of cross-cultural religious literacy as a framework with its set of competencies and skills, and its implementation adaptability even in a diverse society such as Indonesia.
