ALTERNATIF RELASI AGAMA DAN NEGARA : GENEALOGI PEMIKIRAN KEAGAMAAN NU DALAM KONSEPSI CIVIL RELIGION

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Wahyudi, Chafid (2012) ALTERNATIF RELASI AGAMA DAN NEGARA : GENEALOGI PEMIKIRAN KEAGAMAAN NU DALAM KONSEPSI CIVIL RELIGION. In: Conference Proceedings: Annual International Conference on Islamic Studies (AICIS) XII, 5 – 8 November 2012, Surabaya – Indonesia.

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Abstract

The basic question that this paper tries to answer, is it possible for the values of different –often contending– religions in single country to be the basic for the nationhood? Or, can values of a single religion in a country where different religions exist be basis of the state? The answer that this paper propagates is certainly no. But another question arises. What then the values –assuming that values are at must in a society or country as a term of moral reference– that must be adopted by all? It is toward answering this question that this paper is aimed at. It argues that religious values are universal and meaningfull for human kind. they can serve as the basis for human benefit and well-being. But these values –often originated from different religion– must not only be accommodated but also reconciled. And the reconciling concept cannot be a religion, for that would mean that we support one religion at the expense of other. Hence this paper proposes that what has commonly been known a civil religion be the common ground –the sacred canopy as it were– in which various religious values, can integrated. It is in other word, the integrating mechanism for different religious values, which in turn can bring the social and political harmony for all citizens. The paper will discuss particularly this notion by reffering to the concept Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) on nationhood and national identity.