Decolonizing Religion

The perceived binary between “world religions” and indigenous traditions is a colonial construct. The editorial asserts that dismantling this oppositional framework is essential for decolonizing religion and enabling constructive conversations with local and indigenous episteme and practices. The f...

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Main Author: Siti Sarah Muwahidah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Reformed Center for Religion and Society 2025-08-01
Series:Societas Dei: Jurnal Agama dan Masyarakat
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Online Access:https://www.societasdei.rcrs.org/index.php/SD/article/view/543
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description The perceived binary between “world religions” and indigenous traditions is a colonial construct. The editorial asserts that dismantling this oppositional framework is essential for decolonizing religion and enabling constructive conversations with local and indigenous episteme and practices. The five articles in this edition demonstrate how engaging with local practices and indigenous knowledge creates space for resilience, relationality, and ecological stewardship. Such a decolonial approach offers a crucial framework for responding to contemporary global problems, including the climate crisis, economic precarity, and systemic injustices. Ultimately, this editorial calls for more holistic religious praxes and alternative socio-ethical imaginaries.
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spelling doaj-art-c5438e15206d4500a4ae4ded57aa642b2025-08-20T04:03:12ZengReformed Center for Religion and SocietySocietas Dei: Jurnal Agama dan Masyarakat2407-05562599-32672025-08-0112110.33550/sd.v12i1.543Decolonizing ReligionSiti Sarah Muwahidah0University of Edinburgh The perceived binary between “world religions” and indigenous traditions is a colonial construct. The editorial asserts that dismantling this oppositional framework is essential for decolonizing religion and enabling constructive conversations with local and indigenous episteme and practices. The five articles in this edition demonstrate how engaging with local practices and indigenous knowledge creates space for resilience, relationality, and ecological stewardship. Such a decolonial approach offers a crucial framework for responding to contemporary global problems, including the climate crisis, economic precarity, and systemic injustices. Ultimately, this editorial calls for more holistic religious praxes and alternative socio-ethical imaginaries. https://www.societasdei.rcrs.org/index.php/SD/article/view/543local practicesindigenous knowledgetransformative praxisdecolonialitypluriversal epistemologies
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pluriversal epistemologies
title Decolonizing Religion
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title_short Decolonizing Religion
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topic local practices
indigenous knowledge
transformative praxis
decoloniality
pluriversal epistemologies
url https://www.societasdei.rcrs.org/index.php/SD/article/view/543
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