Religious Freedom in Indonesia (Guest: Professor Robert Hefner)
Episode 13, Dec 31, 2022, 08:00 PM
Welcome to Season 3 of Law and Religion Down Under!
In this episode, we turn our attention to Indonesia. Indonesia is a sprawling majority-Muslim democracy with growing influence in the Pacific region. This episode features an interview with Professor Robert Hefner (Boston University), an expert on the relationship between religion and the state in Indonesia. Join us for a discussion of “registered religions”, the tension between pluralist and Islamist elements, and the future of religious freedom in the country.
Note: This interview was recorded in November of 2022, and thus predates the new Criminal Code passed by Indonesia’s Parliament in December of that year.
Learn more about Professor Hefner’s work at his Boston University staff page.
Professor Hefner’s recent article about religious freedom in Indonesia can be found in the journal religions.
Did you know Professor Hefner has produced several documentaries on the politics of religion and citizenship in Indonesia? Find out more about “Indonesian Pluralities”
Theme Music: "Sunbeams in the Stained Glass" Oleksandr Viktorovych Lukyanenko, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
In this episode, we turn our attention to Indonesia. Indonesia is a sprawling majority-Muslim democracy with growing influence in the Pacific region. This episode features an interview with Professor Robert Hefner (Boston University), an expert on the relationship between religion and the state in Indonesia. Join us for a discussion of “registered religions”, the tension between pluralist and Islamist elements, and the future of religious freedom in the country.
Note: This interview was recorded in November of 2022, and thus predates the new Criminal Code passed by Indonesia’s Parliament in December of that year.
Learn more about Professor Hefner’s work at his Boston University staff page.
Professor Hefner’s recent article about religious freedom in Indonesia can be found in the journal religions.
Did you know Professor Hefner has produced several documentaries on the politics of religion and citizenship in Indonesia? Find out more about “Indonesian Pluralities”
Theme Music: "Sunbeams in the Stained Glass" Oleksandr Viktorovych Lukyanenko, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons