Prof. Dr. Nurcholish Madjid more popularly as Cak Nur, was an Islamic thinker, scholar, and humanist Indonesia .. Cak Nur is a pioneer and thought reform movement in Indonesia. The idea of ​​pluralism has been placed as a leading Muslim intellectual in his time, especially at a time when Indonesia was mired in a slump and the threat of disintegration of the various nations.


Cak Nur known as the concept of pluralism that accommodates the diversity diversity's confidence in Indonesia. According Cak Nur, confidence is the primordial right of every human being and the confidence to believe the existence of God is a fundamental belief. These beliefs may vary greatly from person to person with each other, although the same religion. It is based on the ability of human reason that is different, and in this case Cak Nur support the concept of religious freedom. Cak Nur-free concept is intended as a specific religious freedom in the running, along with full responsibility for what is selected.


Cak Nur Indonesia meritorious when the nation suffered a leadership crisis in 1998. Cak Nur with Gus Dur, Amien Rais, Emha Ainun Najib and other leaders are often asked to counsel by President Soeharto, especially in dealing with the turmoil after the May 1998 riots in Jakarta after Indonesia was hit by severe crisis which is the impact of the crisis in 1997. On the advice of Cak Nur, President Soeharto resigned from office to avoid a more severe political turmoil


Biodata:

Full Name
Prof Dr.Nurkholis Madjid

The name of house calls
Cak Nur

Date of Birth
March 17, 1939

Place of birth
Jombang East Java

Death
August 29, 2005

Name of Parent
Kh Abdul Madjid

Education
Darul 'ulum Rejoso, Jombang, East Java, 1955
Darul Salam, Gontor, Ponorogo, East Java, 1960
State Islamic Institute (IAIN), Sharif Hidayatullah, Jakarta, 1965 (BA, Arabic Literature)

State Islamic Institute (IAIN), Sharif Hidayatullah, Jakarta, 1968 (doktorandus, Arabic Literature)

The University of Chicago (University of Chicago), Chicago, Illinois, United States, 1984 (Ph.D., Islamic Studies) Field of interest and the philosophy of Islamic Thought, Islamic Reform, Islamic Culture, Politics and Religion Sociology of Religion, Politics countries evolve

Employment history
Researcher, Institute of Economic and Social Research (LEKNAS-LIPI), Jakarta 1978-1984
Senior Researcher, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), Jakarta, 1984-2005
Professor, Graduate Faculty, Institute of Islamic Studies (IAIN) Syarif Hidayatullah, Jakarta 1985-2005
Paramadina Foundation Chairman, Jakarta 1985-2005
Rector, University of Paramadina, Jakarta, 1998-2005
Organization activities, career and awards
Activists of Islamic Students Association
Members of the MPR-RI 1987-1992 and 1992-1997
Member of the National Press Council, 1990-1998
Fellow, Eisenhower Fellowship, Philadelphia, USA, 1990
Member of the National Human Rights Commission, 1993-2005
Visiting Professor, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, 1991-1992
Vice Chairman, Board of Advisors Association of Indonesian Muslim Intellectuals (ICMI), 1990-1995
ICM Advisory Board Member, 1996
ICM Cultural Award recipient, 1995
Mahaputra Star recipient, Jakarta 1998


The works
The issue of modernization Among Muslims in Indonesia, a participant point of view in Gloria Davies, ed. What is Modern Indonesian Culture (Athens, Ohio, Ohio University, 1978)
"Islam In Indonesia: Challenges and Opportunities" in Cyriac K. Pullabilly, Ed. Islam in Modern World (Bloomington, Indiana: Crossroads, 1982)
"Islam in Indonesia: Challenges and Opportunities" in Cyriac K. Pullapilly, Issue, Islam in the Modern World (Bloomington, Indiana: Crossroads, 1982)
Khazanah Islamic Intellectuals (New York, the Crescent Star, 1982)
Islam, Kemoderanan and Indonesian-ness, (New York: Mizan, 1987, 1988)
Islam, Doctrine and Civilization, (New York, Paramadina, 1992)
Islam, Democracy and Indonesian-ness, (New York: Mizan, 1993)
The doors to the Lord, (Jakarta, Paramdina, 1994)
Islam, Religion Humanity, (Jakarta, Paramadina, 1995)
Islam, Religion of Civilization, (New York, Paramadina, 1995)
"In Search of Islamic Roots for Modern Pluralism: The Indonesian Experiences" in Mark Woodward ed., Toward a New Paradigm, Recent Developments in Indonesian Islamic Thoughts (Tempe, Arizona: Arizona State University, 1996)
Dialog Openness, (Jakarta, paradigms, 1997)
Scholars and Religious Communities, (New York: Paramadina, 1999)
Takwa messages (set of Friday sermon in Paramadina) (New York: Paramadina, -)



Activity
Presenter, International Seminar on "World Religions and Pluralism", November 1992, Bellagio, Italy
Presenter, International Conference on "Religions and World Peace", April 1993, Vienna, Austria
Presenter, International Seminar on "Islam in Southeast Asia", May 1993, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Presenter, International Seminar on "Compatibility flow of Islamic Thought", in May 1993, Tehran, Iran.
Presenter, International Seminar on "cultural expressions of Pluralism", 1995 Jakarta, Casablanca, Morocco
Presenter, an international seminar on "Islam and Civil Society", March 1995, Bellagio, Italy
Presenter, an international seminar on "Islamic Culture in Southeast Asia", June 1995, Canberra, Australia
Presenter, an international seminar on "Islam and Civil Society", September 1995, Melbourne, Australia
Presenter, an international seminar on "Religions and World Community in the 21st Century," June 1996, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Presenter, an international seminar on "Human Rights", June 1996, Tokyo, Japan
Presenter, an international seminar on "Malay World", September 1996, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Presenter, an international seminar on "Religion and Civil Society", 1997 Kuala Lumpur
Speakers, conferences USINDO (United States Indonesian Society), March 1997, Washington, DC, United States
Participant, International Conference on "Religion and World Peace" (Second Conference), May 1997, Vienna, Austria
Participant, Seminar on "Islamic Revival", November 1997, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Speaker, Seminar on "Islam and Civil Society" November 1997, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, United States
Speaker, Seminar on "Islam and Pluralism", November 1997, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington DC, United States
Guest scholar and speaker, Annual Conference, MESA (Middle East Studies Association), November 1997, San Francisco, California, United States
Guest scholar and speaker, Annual Conference of the AAR (American Academy of Religion) American Academy of Religion, November 1997, California, United States
Presenter, International Conference on "Islam and Human Rights", October 1998, Geneva, Switzerland
Presenter, International Conference on "Religions and Human Rights", November 1998 State Department (State Department), Washington DC, United States
Participants Presenters' Conference of Leaders of Asia ", September 1999, Brisbane, Australia
Presenter, International Conference on "Islam and Human Rights, the messages of Southeast Asia", November 1999, Ito, Japan
Participants, the 7th Session of the World Conference on Religion and Peace (WCRP), November 1999, Amman, Jordan