DIALOGUE CENTRE

GRADUATE SCHOOL , STATE ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY (UIN)

SUNAN KALIJAGA YOGYAKARTA

 Dialogue Centre is a semi-independent institute in the Graduate Programme, State Islamic University (UIN) Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta that organizes the education of pluralism in order to build an Indonesian community that highly appreciates the religious diversity. Therefore, the basis of this institute relies on spirit of dialogue to uphold the openness, honesty and justice.

This institute believes that democratic, just, peace and prosperous Indonesia in the future only can be built through honest, open, creative and responsible dialogue. Dialogue is a method and a process that can appreciate and respect the whole diversity which eventually can build the spirit of dynamic togetherness. Moreover, the dialogue is not intended to neglect and omit the diversity. This departs from a belief that diversity and uniqueness in a society is the will of God. Thus, the dialogue is inevitably a way to express thanks to the mercy of God.

With its semi-independent status under the Graduate Programme of UIN, this institute is intended to play an important role in bridging the gap among governmental institutes and non-governmental ones.

 

Vision

Creating Dialogic Indonesian Society

 

Mission

Becoming an institute that promotes dialogue in order to build togetherness in diversity

 

Strategy

• Conducting the education of pluralism through:
• Intensive study of religions (whether the fundamental teachings or thematic-contextual ones)
• Intensive study of religion - society - state
• An inter-faith interaction and "live in"
• Seminar, discussion, and workshop

• Conducting Research on:

• The conflict map in Indonesia
• The harmony map in Indonesia

• Publishing newsletter, book, and journal

• Building network and cooperation with governmental and non-governmental institutes, local and international ones in order to bringing the vision of the Dialogue Centre into reality.

 

Target Groups

• Clerics and the candidate of clerics of all religions
• The policy makers and the candidate of policy makers (civil and military officers, Military Academy , Police Academy , and STPDN).

 

Programmes and Projects

1. Education

• Conducting an intensive studyon the relationship and the role of religion in the society and state from the perspective of pluralism for the intended policy makers or their candidates, such as the civil functionaries (including the National Police) and the military officers.
• Organizing an intensive study of religions from the perspective of pluralism for clerics of all religions.
• Conducting an interactive study of “live in” religions for clerics and the candidate of clerics of all religions (scholars, religious leaders; teachers and religious lecturers, ustâdh in Islamic Boarding School (Pesantren), students of religious studies, and so forth).
• Arranging workshop on the curriculum of religious education from the perspective of pluralism for religious education in universities and senior high schools.
• Organizing non-degree studies on religions for society who has the interest.
• Organizing periodic seminars and discussions on particular topics of religion, society, and state from the perspective of pluralism.

 

2. Research

• Conducting researches for mastering the conflict map that full of religious nuances in some parts of Indonesia .
• Conducting researches on the harmony map that colored by religious atmosphere in some Indonesian regions.

 

3. Publication

• Publishing books either as the outcome of seminar, discussion, and research or any workson pluralism and dialogue.
• Publishing 6 months-journal providing the result of research, seminar, discussion, and any works on pluralism and dialogue.
• Publishing newsletter as the means to share information and knowledge.
• Creating website as the means to share information and knowledge in cyber world

 

The Structure of the Organization

a. Expertise Board:

1. Prof. Dr. Olaf Schumann

2. Prof. Dr. Nils G. Holm

3. Prof. Dr. H. Amin Abdullah

4. Prof. Dr. Machasin

5. Prof. Dr. Manfred Hutter

6. Dr. St. Sunardi

7. Dr. Ari Dwipajana

8. Bikku Pannyavaro

b. Advisory Board:

1. Prof. Dr. Musa Asy'ari

2. Prof. Dr. Iskandar Zulkarnain

 

c. Executive Director :

Dr.phil. H. M. Nur Kholis Setiawan, M.A.

c. Deputy of Programme Director:

Dr. Darius Dubud, M.M.

d. Secretary: Drs. Ahmad Baidowi, M.Si

e. Creative Team

• Agus Mohamad Najib, S.Ag. M.Ag.
• Drs. Zainudin, M.Si.
• Drs. Radino, M.Ag.E. Peneliti

f. Researcher

• 1. Syaifudin Zuhri
• 2. Nafis