Vol. 6 No. 2 (2022)

This issue features 8 original research articles authored by 27 scholars from 4 countries: Indonesia, South Africa, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. The contributions reflect a rich diversity of themes in contemporary religious studies, including identity negotiations among Indonesian Muslims in diaspora, the cultural construction of Islamic rituals in South Sulawesi, and the use of new media by the Ahmadiyya community to promote religious moderation. Other articles explore African hermeneutics in Christianity, representations of Tridharma religion during Indonesia’s New Order era, and political ethics inspired by the Passion story in the Gospel of John. The issue also examines local Islamic traditions through the ‘Ngumbai Lawok’ ritual in Lampung and critically analyses policies on the establishment of houses of worship. Together, these studies highlight the intersections between religion, culture, media, politics, and tradition in diverse socio-historical contexts.