Discussion

The main problem in current Islamic understanding is the dominant view regarding the text as something “supreme” such that the comprehension of the text often involves denying reality and concrete human experience. The effect is an alienation from experience.

Since the invitation of an open discussion organized by Liberal Islam Network (JIL) under the title of “Islam and Secularism” was accommodated in daily Kompas on Thursday, 2^nd January 2003, the office telephone rang constantly. The program was held in JIL headquarters, Teater Utan Kayu, Jl. Utan Kayu 68 H East Jakarta.

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