41 Gus Dur’s Great Legacies

Judul Tulisan

Preface

Glossary and Abbrevations

Introduction Prof Dr KH Said Aqil Siradj

Introduction A. Muhaimin Iskandar

Contents

1.  Descendant of a Great Ulema and Javanese Ruler
2.  A Great Figure : Educating and Producing Great People
3.  Won a ”Match” Against Soeharto
4.  Consistent in Preserving United Republic of Indonesia (NKRI) and Pancasila
5.  The Humorous Cleric : Deliver Messages with Witty Language
6.  True Representation of Two Cultures of NU
7.  Promoter of a Peaceful and Rahmatan lil ‘Alamin Islam
8.  An Enlightening People’s Intellectual
9.  Spokesman for Tradition, Pesantren and NU
10.  An Internationally Acknowledged Leader
11.  A Relentless Champion of Democracy
12.  The Bearer of an Open and Universal Islam
13.  Respectful Towards Groups that are Deemed Deviant
14.  Father of Tionghoa (Chinese)
15.  Father of Pluralism in Indonesia
16.  Champion on Human Rights and Constitutional Liberalism
17.  Successful in Keeping NU Moderate
18.  Showing a Dynamic World View of Clerics
19.  True Sufi Leader
20.  Keeping Silaturahmi, Creating Harmony
21.  Firm and Courageous Leader
22.  A Fanatic Defender of Islam
23.  Proposing Islam as Social Ethics
24.  Uniting Religious Life and Culture
25.  Religion not Ideology, not a Supplement
26.  A Marriage Between Religion, Tradition and Modernism
27.  Modesty in Diversity, Spreading Tolerance
28.  Truly Anti-violence
29.  Rejecting Arabization, Promoting Islam Adaptation to Local Cultures
30.  Proponent of Law Enforcement and Justice
31.  Continuing the Tradition of Ulemas of Major Schools of Thought
32.  Gus Dur’s Humane Politics
33.  Beyond Wordly Pursuit : Involve in Politics Not for Personal Wealth
34.  His Knowledge-based Politics
35.  Gus Dur’s Double-edged Language and Political Style
36.  Debunking Western Theories on Traditionalism
37.  Taking Care of the Society with Sharia Principle
38.  Continuaing Founding Father’s Dream : Building an Independent and Sovereign Indonesia
39.  The Era’s Source of Inspiration
40.  A Confident Figure
41.  ”Wali” in the Eyes of His Followers and the Oppressed

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Index

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