Interpretations are of the most fundamental principles of mysticism (Sufis). Masters of taste with their scientific and intuitive power go beyond the surface structures and present real and unfathomable meanings of the Quran and Hadith in ways that may not cross the mind of ordinary people. Masnavi Manavi is one the works that has an interpretation look toward the Quran and Hadith. Delving into...

As a theologian working in Western Europe, religious plurality is unavoidable for me. It seems that our context can no longer be identified in terms of secularization. Competing worldviews and complementing religious stories dictate the religious landscape (and increasingly so, due to migration and global communication). The religions present in my country, however, are not monolithic and stabl...

In the British setting, the deployment of the phrase ‘doing god’ has become increasingly 9 common to refer to an emerging trend whereby religion has acquired an increasingly prominent 10 role in political spaces and discourses. This was particularly prominent while David Cameron was 11 Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party. While historically, religion has not had a 12 prominent p...

Education plays a particularly important role, not only contributing to the development of human personality but also driving force for society. Therefore, most countries in world consider investment education as an future and define educational development. Ho Chi Minh left Vietnamese people invaluable theoretical legacy on fundamental issues revolution, including ideology religion expressed h...

Through the example of contemporary Buddhist nationalist groups in Myanmar, this article draws attention to the cultural authorization of religio-political discourse. The symbolic power of a monk's pronouncements is amplified because of the cultural reverence attached to his vocation as a Buddhist monk, even without doctrinal references or ritual practices. A monk’s cultural position within Bur...