Perdian Koeswanto Tumanan

• PhD Student in Systematic Theology and Christian Ethics
• Graduate Research Assistant and PhD Student at Villanova University

Prologue: My Experience with Oppression My personal experience with oppression has motivated me to write this article. Between 1999 and 2000, my family and I endured profound physical and psychological suffering due to a religious conflict in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. During this tumultuous period, I encountered sermons and spiritual counsel on...

This paper argues that the concept of sexual abstinence in early Christianity was not based on biblical proof-texting, but rather resulted from constructive theological efforts in response to the socio-political reality of the time and the early Christians’ aspirations towards women and the marginalized. By exploring the discourse surrounding marri...

This paper argues that the concept of sexual abstinence in early Christianity was not based on biblical proof-texting, but rather resulted from constructive theological efforts in response to the socio-political reality of the time and the early Christians' aspirations towards women and the marginalized. By exploring the discourse surrounding marri...

There is no biblical conception that so interferes with public life and invites endless debates and controversies as the theology of election. From a religious studies perspective, the theology of election has created a tremendous, hideous impact on the history of humankind, from colonialization to Shoah to the politics of identity and populism tod...

As part of PCU contribution to the nation, Servant Leadership class project educates elementary school children from marginalized school across Surabaya about multiculturalism. The usage of Google Earth for thematic learning created a new, innovative experience that is interactive for the elementary student. Allowing for a more effective multicultu...

Ada kisah unik yang penulis dapatkan dari sebuah wawancara stasiun televisi CNN dengan sepasang suami-istri yang terhindar dari penawanan teroris di sebuah hotel yang dibajak teroris di kota Mumbai, India 26-29 November 2008. Peristiwa ini sendiri menewaskan 173 orang dan menyebabkan 308 orang luka-luka. Suami-istri ini berhasil bersembunyi di kama...

Tidak dapat disangkal lagi, kerajaan Allah merupakan salah satu topik terpenting dalam kitab-kitab injil dan Perjanjian Baru dan pada umumnya para sarjana dari berbagai aliran teologi yang berbeda setuju bahwa berita utama yang disampaikan Yesus adalah tentang kerajaan Allah. Sayangnya, kesepakatan tersebut tidak diiringi dengan kesepakatan yang sa...