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The Understanding of Christianity in Indonesia as a Dhimmi Status

  • Muslim-Christian Encounter
  • Abbr : MCE
  • 2021, 14(2), pp.83-115
  • DOI : 10.30532/mce.2021.14.2.83
  • Publisher : Torch Trinity Center for Islamic Studies
  • Research Area : Humanities > Christian Theology > Mission Theology
  • Received : August 11, 2021
  • Accepted : September 6, 2021
  • Published : September 30, 2021

Yong Ho Yoon 1

1주안대학원대학교

Candidate

ABSTRACT

It has been called Dhimmi which is a few non-Muslims who have lived in majority Islamic societies. It is argued that Islam insist that the Dhimmi system showed the tolerance of Islam in terms of protecting Dhimmi. However, Christianity argues that the Dhimmi system was a system that showed Islamic discrimination such as Jizya, Kharaj, and pressure to convert to Muslims, and persecution. In Indonesia with the largest Muslim population in the world, Christianity is a minority, the discrimination and restrictions faced by Indonesian Christianity are similar to the situation of Dhimmi. However, the Indonesian church survived by keeping the faith and this was a sign of the kingdom of God and carried out mission as a missional presence. Furthermore, mission as dialogue is a missional method that goes beyond the missional presence of the Indonesian church toward Islam. Through dialogue and encounters focused on common interests and seeking peaceful coexistence with moderate Indonesian Muslims, the Indonesian church can witness to Christ.

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