Ahmad Syafii Maarif is professor emeritus at Yogyakarta State University and founder of MAARIF Institute for Culture and Humanity. He was the chairman of Muhammadiyah from 1998 to 2005.

• Contents Foreword by Jan Michiel Otto An Introduction to Ahmad Syafii Maarif: The Man and This Book Preface to the Second Edition Preface Introduction 1.Islam and Nusantara - Nusantara: Where Faiths and Cultures Interact - The Rise of Islam in Nusantara - The Influence of Colonialism, Islam, and the National Movement - The Birth of Indonesia as a Nation - World War II, the Constitution, and the Proclamation of Independence - Ideological Clashes: The 1955 General Election and Islam versus Pancasila, 1956–1959 2.Islam and Democracy - Why Is Islam in Harmony with Democratic Concepts? - The Ebb and Flow of Democracy in Indonesia - Islam and the Challenges of Cultural and Religious and Cultural Diversity - The Status of Women in Islam - The Place of Tolerance in Islam - One Islam, One Thousand Expressions - The Global Dimension of Indonesian Islam 3.Indonesian Islam - The Quality of Education in Indonesia - Islam, humanity, and indonesian identity - The “Unity of Knowledge” Concept - The Muhammadiyah on Education - Humans Who Are Meaningful in the Perspective of the Quran - Toward the Formulation of a Philosophy of Muhammadiyah Education - Education in the Nahdlatul Ulama Environment - Conflicts in Form and Content - Islam and Indonesia’s Future 4.The Future of Religion - Islam: An Open Religion - Islam and Religious Sincerity - Symbolism: Salt and Lipstick - The Global Map: Between Hope and Alarm 5.Islam, Humanity, and Indonesian Identity Afterword Notes Selected Bibliography Index About the Author About the Translator