Politics, Plurality and Inter-Group Relations in Indonesia - Islam Nusantara & Its Critics: The Rise of NU’s Young Clerics

• Main Author: Arifianto, Alexander Raymond
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Country and Region Studies; Religion in Contemporary Society
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/84983; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/42065
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Two years after it was first introduced, the Islam Nusantara theology of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the largest Indonesian Islamic organisation, continues to face opposition from more conservative factions. This is casting a shadow over NU’s effort to promote the middle ground and toleration in Indonesia...