Prof. Dr. Asfa Widiyanto

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsIslamic Studies, Arabian Studies, Semitic Studies,Political Science
Keywordsreligious authority, interreligious dialogue, knowledge culture, ecological sustainability, post-truth
Honours and awards

2025: Gutachter der Anträge auf Beförderung zum Professor beim Ministerium für religiöse Angelegenheiten

2021: Gutachter der Anträge auf Beförderung zum Professor beim indonesischen Bildungsministerium

2016: Erneuete Forschungsaufenthalt von der Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung

2015: Stipendium für das Sabbatical vom Indonesischen Ministerium für Religiöse Angelegenheiten.

2015: Zehn beste Vortragsredner im Rahmen der AICIS Tagung

Current contact address

CountryIndonesia
CitySalatiga
InstitutionState Islamic University (UIN) Ar-Raniry

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Claudia DerichsInstitut für Politikwissenschaft, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg
Prof. Dr. Patrick FrankeInstitut für Sprachen und Kulturen des Vorderen Orients, Islamwissenschaft und Judaistik, Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg, Bamberg
Prof. Dr. Patrick FrankeLehrstuhl für Islamwissenschaft, Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg, Bamberg
Start of initial sponsorship01/03/2011

Programme(s)

2010Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme for Postdocs

Publications (partial selection)

2025Muhammad Ulinnuha, Asfa Widiyanto: Advocacy for Muslim women and children as victims of domestic violence in Central Java, Indonesia. In: Indonesian Journal of Religion Spirituality and Humanity, 4, 2025, 108-133
2024Asfa Widiyanto, Muhammad Nur Kholis Setiawan, Nur Fajriyah Rohmat, Sidqon Maesur: Religious Minority and Peaceful Coexistence: The Dynamics of the Ahmadiyya Community in Malang, Indonesia. In: Ulumuna, 28, 2024, 50-80
2024Anton Bawono, Agus Waluyo, Asfa Widiyanto: Strategies to inelasticize the halal food industry in Indonesia. In: OIKONOMIKA: Jurnal Kajian Ekonomi Dan Keuangan Syariah, 5, 2024, 80-100
2024Asfa Widiyanto, Siti Zumrotun: The Prevention of Underage Marriage in Indonesia: State, Religious Authority and Human Rights. In: Justicia Islamica 21, 2024, 401-422
2023Asfa Widiyanto: Interfaith Dialogue in the Post-Truth Age: Challenges, Strategies, and Prospects. In: Religious Inquiries, 12, 2023, 105-124
2023Moh. Asror, Yusuf, Robingatun Robingatun, Sufirmansyah Sufirmansyah, Asfa Widiyanto: The Construction of Happiness Among Rural Javanese Muslims. In: Teosofi: Jurnal Tasawuf dan Pemikiran Islam, 13, 2023, 281–306
2022Asfa Widiyanto: Knowledge society versus post-truth society: The potential contribution of Indonesian Muslim knowledge culture. In: European Journal of Science and Theology, 18, 2022, 85-99
2022Asfa Widiyanto: Studying Islam in an Age of Disruption: Toward Knowledge Integration. In: Indonesian Journal of Religion, Spirituality and Humanity, 1, 2022, 52-75
2021Asfa Widiyanto: Between Political Legitimacy and Social Fabric of Society: Imamite-Shiite Interpretation of Qur’anic Verse 16: 90. In: Afkaruna: Interdisciplinary Journal of Islamic studies, 17, 2021, 28-55
2021Asfa Widiyanto: Rapprochement between Sunnism and Shiism in Indonesia: Challenges and Opportunities. In: Episteme: Jurnal Pengembangan Ilmu Keislaman, 16, 2021, 31-58
2020Nur Fajriyah Rohmat, Asfa Widiyanto: Gender, Non-Violence and Character Education: Contextualising Raden Adjeng Kartini’s Thoughts in Reconstructing Islamic Education. In: Edukasia: Jurnal Penelitian Pendidikan Islam, 15, 2020, 277-292
2020Asfa Widiyanto: Religion and Covid-19 in the Era of Post-Truth: The Case of Indonesia. In: International Journal of Islamic Thought, 18, 2020, 1-12
2019Asfa Widiyanto: Islam, Multiculturalism and Nation-building in the Post-truth Age: The Experience of Indonesia. In: Journal of Al-Tamaddun, 2019, 1-12
2018Asfa Widiyanto: Sunni-Shia Ecumenism in Austria: A Model for Western Europe?. In: Al-Jami’ah: Journal of Islamic Studies, 2018, 225-254
2017Asfa Widiyanto: The Plurality of Indonesian Society: Peril or Promise?. In: H.-C. Günther, Ethnic and Religious Cohabitation and Conflict. Verlag Traugott Bautz, 2017. 217-243
2017Asfa Widiyanto: Traditional Science and Scientia Sacra: Origin and Dimensions of Seyyed Hossein Nasr’s Concept of Science. In: Intellectual Discourse, 2017, 249-274
2016Asfa Widiyanto: Constitution, Civil Society and the Fight against Radicalism: The Experience of Indonesia and Austria. In: Analisa: Journal of Social Science and Religion, 2016, 139-159
2016Asfa Widiyanto: Embodying Popular Piety: Code of Conduct and Death Anniversary in the Tariqah Qadiriyyah wa Naqshbandiyyah. In: Ulumuna: Journal of Islamic Studies, 2016, 263-292
2016Dr. Asfa Widiyanto: Religious Authority and the Prospects for Religious Pluralism in Indonesia: the Role of Traditionalist Muslim Scholars . Lit Verlag, 2016
2016Asfa Widiyanto: Revelation is Unlimited: Divinely Inspired Speeches, ‘Testing’ and the Spiritual Training in the Subud Movement. In: Komunitas: International Journal of Indonesian Society and Culture, 2016, 185-198
2016Asfa Widiyanto: The Reception of Seyyed Hossein Nasr’s Ideas within the Indonesian Intellectual Landscape. In: Studia Islamika, 2016, 193-236
2016Dr. Asfa Widiyanto: The Rituals in Javanese Mystical Movement: the Subud Brotherhood. In: Gautam Kumar Jha and Son Kuswadi, India Indonesia Legacy of Intimate Encounters. D.K. Printworld, 2016.
2015Dr. Asfa Widiyanto: Female Religious Authority, Religious Minority and the Ahmadiyya: The Activism of Sinta Nuriyah Wahid. In: Journal of Indonesian Islam, 2015, 1-24
2015Dr. Asfa Widiyanto: Manaqib Writing in the Circle of the Tariqa Qadiriyya wa Naqshbandiyya: A Study on Muhammad Siddiq al-Salihi’s Nayl al-Amani. In: Heritage of Nusantara: International Journal of Religious Literature and Heritage, 2015, 213-242
2014Dr. Asfa Widiyanto: Salahuddin Wahid and the Defence of Minority Rights in Contemporary Indonesia. In: Al-Jami’ah: Journal of Islamic Studies, 2014, 271-307
2013Dr. Asfa Widiyanto: Reframing the gendered dimension of Islamic spirituality: Silsilah and the ‘problem’ of female leadership in the tarekat. In: Bianca Smith and Mark Woodward Gender and Power Indonesian Islam: Leaders, Feminists, Sufist and Pesantren Selves. Routledge, 2013. 103-116
2013Asfa Widiyanto: “Religious pluralism and contested religious authority in contemporary Indonesian Islam” . In: Kees van Dijk and Jajat Burhanuddin Islam in Indonesia: Contrasting Images and Interpretations. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2013. 161-172
2012Asfa Widiyanto: Ritual and Leadership in the Subud Brotherhood and the Tariqa Qadiriyya wa Naqshbandiyya. EB-Verlag, 2012