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Seven Steps of Interreligious Dialogue of Action Increasing Employee's Engagement
Get PDFThe present study aims to identify an effective way of promoting employee engagement through interfaith dialogue. The research employed a descriptive qualitative approach, and the sample consisted of Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia employees. As a Catholic institution, Atma Jaya is committed to the values of the Christian faith and Pancasila (Tuhan dan Tanah Air), which reflect Indonesia's diverse cultural and religious landscape. The university's founders envisioned an academic community embodying Christian faith, excellence, professionalism, and care (Kristiani, Unggul, Profesional, Peduli-KUPP). However, building these values in every community member has proven to be a challenge, as evidenced by the low level of employee engagement.Employee engagement is an essential factor in promoting individual well-being and organizational success. It refers to the positive, fulfilling, and meaningful involvement in work activities characterized by dedication, enthusiasm, and absorption. Work plays a critical role in societal development, as it contributes to advancing various fields and providing goods and services. In this regard, Atma Jaya can leverage dialogical approaches to enhance the quality of social life in society. The university has adopted a strategy for promoting dialogue among individuals from diverse ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds, known as "Refleksi Karya." This approach involves seven steps of dialogue of action, emphasizing the view that work is a manifestation of faith in God.Faith is a strong belief in the doctrines or teachings of a particular religion. A pluralistic society refers to the practice of religious or spiritual beliefs within a community characterized by diversity in religious, cultural, and philosophical perspectives. Promoting open and constructive communication between religious groups fosters understanding, reduces misconceptions, and promotes cooperation among people with diverse beliefs. The ultimate objective is to achieve social harmony, where individuals of different faiths can coexist peacefully, collaborate for the common good, and contribute positively to the community's and society's overall well-being. Atma Jaya's "Refleksi Karya" approach invites individuals to reflect on their responsibilities through seven steps of dialogue of action, including looping, awareness building, sharing, teaching, reflecting, confirming, and doing
Javanese Cultural Inculturation in the Depiction of Mother Mary’s Statues: a Semiotic Analysis and Theological Reflection
Get PDFInculturation is one of the crucial aspects in the living out of the Christian faith. Without inculturation, the Christian faith would become alienated from the context of believers’ lives. Conversely, with inculturation, faith becomes more vibrant as it is not only expressed in accordance with the local context, but also touches the concrete lives of the people. This research concentrates in exploring the uniqueness and distinctiveness of the inculturation of four statues of Mother Mary within Javanese culture in several pilgrimage sites and churches. The four statues of Mother Mary are Dyah Marijah Iboe Ganjoeran, Maria Ratuning Katentreman lan Karaharjan in Gantang, Bunda Maria Stella Maris in Pacitan, and Maria Bunda Segala Suku in Jakarta. By using this qualitative method, the research employs literature review, interviews, and field observations. The aim of this research is to analyze the forms of Javanese-styled Mother Mary statues and reflect on them within the framework of theological inculturation. Based on Ferdinand de Saussure's semiotic analysis, it is concluded that the Mother Mary statues are signs that representing her personality. As sign, each statue has symbolic meanings derived from its name/title, accessories, clothing, and body position. The theological reflection also indicates that each statue possesses dimensions of inculturation that align with the local (Javanese) cultural taste. Therefore, the acculturative effort towards these Mother Mary statues further supports the devotion of the faithful to the figure of Mother Mary, as one of the expressions of their faith
Toben Lewo: Social Safety Nets Within The Framework of Religious Moderation
Get PDFBy conducting the toben lewo ritual, the religious community in Botung village organizes, interprets, and reconstructs their lives within the framework of achieving collective salvation. Salvation is manifested in socio-religious harmony, which is also an implication of the mainstreaming of religious moderation in Indonesia. This study elaborates on three main questions. First, how is the toben lewo ritual conducted? Second, how do the people of Botung village interpret this ritual? Third, what are the implications in promoting religious moderation in Indonesia? A qualitative method was selected with the aim of exploring the knowledge, experiences, opinions, and feelings of informants regarding the toben lewo ritual as a social salvation system in the context of religious moderation. The study was conducted in Botung village, Adonara Island, East Flores Regency. The techniques of data collection were observation, interviews, and document studies. The data collection was collected from September 2021 to May 2023. Primary data was obtained by conducting structured interviews with ritual participants and the representation of women and youth. The secondary data were from previous studies and documentary photographs. The findings revealed that by carrying out the toben lewo ritual, the village will be freed from guilt as the cause of disasters and calamities, which disrupt its relationship with the divine, ancestors, humans, and the universe. The ritual serves to restore and mend these three-dimensional relationships. The ritual brings forth and affirms harmony with the divine, ancestors, people, and the universe. This study can serve as a gateway to promote the idealism of religious moderation in Indonesia and enrich the knowledge in the fields of sociology and anthropology.
Role Models of The Early Christians’ Life (Acts 2:41-47) for Pastoral Lingkungan in The Archdiocese of Semarang
Get PDFIn the context of pastoral care, the Church of the Archdiocese of Semarang has created a policy of establishing small base groups among the community. Each parish in the Semarang Archdiocese is subdivided into sub-groups, which are then referred to as kring or lingkungan. The existence of ‘lingkungan’ certainly cannot be separated from the pastoral initiative of the missionaries at the beginning of the mission Church in Java Island. The missionaries, who were very limited in terms of numbers and services, were greatly helped by the presence of Catholic teachers who were present in remote villages and involved in preaching the Gospel for the community. In this study, the authors attempt to see the relevance of the life of the local Church community and the ideal of the Early Church as depicted in Acts 2:41-47. The situation of the early community lived in a basic group that was diligent in prayer and togetherness, was seen as an ideal model to be achieved through Church life in an based group of ‘lingkungan’
Voice of Empowerment: Debunking Gendered Language in Emma Watson’s Advocacy
Get PDFFor nearly five decades, Robin Lakoff’s women’s language features have been well examined. These features such as hedges, intensifiers, and rising intonation have traditionally positioned women as powerless language users due to their less-assertive nature. However, few have highlighted how these features can serve as rhetorical strategies that can effectively utilized to argue confidently without appearing overly assertive, in line with social expectations. This study examines women’s language features used by Emma Watson at the HeForShe Campaign 2014. By using a descriptive qualitative method, we collected data from Emma’s speech to identify the features of the women’s language that she used to address gender equality issues. The study found six of Lakoff’s (1975) women’s language features, with lexical hedges being the most frequently used to represent politeness and caution in speaking as well as expressing respect for the interlocutor. Notably, tag questions, precise color terms, hypercorrect grammar, and avoiding strong swear words were not found, likely due to their irrelevance to the feminism-focused topic in the campaign. Instead of highlighting the perceived weaknesses of women’s language, this study emphasizes that women’s language can be a means to empower women’s voices. Emma effectively and persuasively delivered her campaign by using her mastery of language, storytelling techniques, and rhetoric to engage the audience. Overall, Emma strategically utilized women’s language to demonstrate her linguistic capability and even persuade the audience effectively rather than showing the weakness of women’s language as commonly perceived by previous studies
FROM PRIVATE TO PUBLIC: STUDENTS’ PERSPECTIVES ON SHIFTING TO ENGLISH MEDIUM EDUCATION IN NEPAL
Get PDFNepal’s school education has public and private systems. Private schools are de facto English medium schools, while public schools have Nepali as a medium of instruction. However, some public schools have adopted English medium instruction, and this trend continues. In recent years, there has been a tendency for students studying in private schools to transfer to English medium public schools. In this scenario, this study explores the perspectives of the students shifting from private to English medium public schools in Nepal. This study, grounded in neoliberal ideology, adopted a phenomenological qualitative research design. Three students were purposively selected. The data were collected through unstructured interviews. The interviews were analyzed using a thematic approach. The results showed that the shift of students to English medium public schools for government-recognized certificates significantly reduced the financial burden on parents. The students found that learning in public schools with diverse learning environments was more meaningful. Both private and English-medium public schools used a dual medium of instruction (English-Nepali), with more English used in private schools. The study suggests that English-medium education in public schools in Nepal has attracted students away from English-medium private schools
MEMBANGUN POLA KOMUNIKASI DAN PENDIDIKAN POLITIK BAGI KALANGAN GEN Z DI SMKN 1 BLADO BATANG
Get PDFThe purpose of this article is to explain the importance of communication literacy and political education, especially for Gen Z. Especially in the conditions of the political year, communication literacy and political education are guidelines for Gen Z so that they can respond more rationally to their political year. This is important because many Gen Z people are not politically literate, so sometimes political frenzy can expose them to criminal charges. For this reason, communication literacy and political education are important to equip them so they can continue to exist in the political year. This service method uses an active participation approach where this program involves students at SMKN 1 Blado. In its implementation, service members carry out initial observations, location determination, implementation, evaluation, and follow-up of the service program. The results of the service program show that students are very enthusiastic and interested in the political education material presented. They feel that they are still very unfamiliar with politics, so this service program is a source of knowledge for them. Moreover, Gen Z needs literacy. Apart from that, they were also very active in discussing questions and answers, especially how Gen Z behaves politically and rationally in determining their political choices to produce optimal impacts for them
The Implementation of Religious Moderation in Jesuit High Schools in Indonesia: Catholic Religious Education Teachers’ Perspectives
Get PDFThe implementation of “Religious Moderation” has been the priority of the Indonesian government since its official introduction by the Ministry of Religious Affair in 2019. From Catholic perspective, religious moderation is perceived as the Church’s openness to build culture of engagement indicated by the willingness to build dialogue and collaboration to promote social justice, morality, freedom, and peace. Religious moderation is in line with Pope Francis’ latest encyclic of Fratelli Tutti where all people are called to work together for the common good. Nevertheless, the implementation of religious moderation has raised several questions, particularly on how this vision can be put into practice in school context. Every school has different contexts which needs to be considered in applying religious moderation. Based on this concern, this research wants to focus on the teacher’s implementation of religious moderation in the context of Catholic religious education. The researcher chose religious teachers considering that religious moderation should give deeper impact on the learning process for faith formation. This research also pay attention to Jesuit education. Jesuit education is focused on creating “school of dialogue”, a model of Jesuit education that is centered at Catholic values and traditions, and at the same time, being aware of its position in the midst of religious plurality. This study is qualitative. The data were gathered through questionnaires that contain both closed-ended and open-ended questions. The participants of this study were 17 Catholic religious education teachers from six Jesuit High Schools in Indonesia. The data were gathered first in May to July 2022, but then the researcher continue to elaborate dan deepen the data from November to December 2023
TWISTS AND TURNS OF PROBLEMS AND CHALLENGES IN THE WORLD OF EDUCATION REGARDING THE IMPACT OF INSTANT CULTURE ON TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE POST MODERN ERA
Get PDFProblem of education in the modern era is not only limited to systems, methods and strategies, but more about how to prepare future generations. The phenomenon in the modern era shows that the younger generation is growing up with an individualistic and pragmatic attitude. So that many graduates of educational institutions are trapped in understanding their teachings more deeply, so that the priority of the world of education, which is actually very broad, becomes stagnant and narrow because it is only for themselves. Researchers use qualitative data as research material as a research method by first analyzing various literary sources which dominate the occurrence of several current instant culture phenomena due to technological advances. Then the second method is expected to get the best solution for the world of education, especially the millennial generation in accepting instant culture as a result. technological change and progress. The results of this research are that we all cannot withstand the influx of instant culture with increasingly rapid technological developments so that the world of education, especially the millennial generation, must be positive and critical in facing changes in instant cultural values so that we do not fall into it and the final conclusion is that we strive to use this instant culture in accordance with God's teachings and commands and in accordance with our Pancasila values
Comparative Analysis of Three Solid Waste Management Systems Towards Full Automation
Get PDFThis study uses a four-week simulation to evaluate traditional, semi-automatic, and autonomous waste management systems, employing Principal Component Analysis (PCA), Discrete Event Simulation (DES), and an ANOVA test. PCA was used to visualise and understand the variations in waste collection volumes between the three systems, with the first two principal components accounting for 100% of the variance (PC1: 56.3%, PC2: 43.7%). Each system was classified into distinct clusters: traditional in the lower-left quadrant, semi-automatic in the upper-left and lower-right quadrants, and autonomous in the upper-right quadrant, with ANOVA indicating significant variations. DES simulated everyday waste collection for 120 days. The traditional system collected an average of 50 kg/day with a 10-kilogramme variance, the semi-automatic 48 kg/day with an 8 kg variability, and the autonomous 45 kg/day with a 5 kg variability. The total waste collected was 6012.34 kg (traditional), 5824.29 kg (semi-automatic), and 5482.67 kg (autonomous). Fuel consumption, cost savings, and environmental impacts were analyzed. The autonomous system showed the lowest fuel consumption and highest cost savings, significantly reducing carbon emissions compared to others. The results from PCA and DES, supported by ANOVA, indicate that while the traditional system is most efficient in waste collection, the autonomous system offers consistent performance and significant environmental benefits. This comprehensive analysis provides valuable insights for optimizing waste management strategies and balancing efficiency, cost, and environmental impact.
Keywords: Solid waste management, Autonomous systems, urbanization, environmental impact, and Sustainability