Vol. 6 No. 1 (2025): Focus
FOCUS Vol. 6 No. 1 (2025) presents eight articles exploring the intersections of religion, culture, and social dynamics in Indonesia and Southeast Asia. This edition examines the role of the Sacrament of Confirmation in shaping missionary vocation among Catholics, the contribution of religion to regional peacebuilding, and rahmatan lil alamin as a global ethical framework in education. It also highlights moral development in pesantren through the Yellow Book tradition, the integration of Amaedola culture in Catholic pastoral care in Nias, and shifting community participation in the Ngarot ritual. Further discussions include the political theology of BIWALI pesantren during the 2024 elections and reflexive ethnographic practices within the sacred context of the Baduy community. Altogether, these articles emphasize the need for contextualizing faith amid ongoing social transformation.
This edition features eight articles written by 17 contributors representing four countries—Indonesia, Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia, and Japan. The contributors consist of 13 authors from Indonesia, 2 from Brunei Darussalam, 1 from Malaysia, and 1 from Japan. They are affiliated with seven academic institutions: Parahyangan Catholic University, UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung, Sultan Sharif Ali Islamic University (Brunei Darussalam), Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Malaysia, Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa University (UNTIRTA), Gadjah Mada University (UGM), and Hokkaido University (Japan).
