Daniel Kurniawan Listijabudi
Short Biography of Daniel K. Listijabudi
Daniel K. Listijabudi, was born in Jepara, Central Java, on February 18, 1971 as the first of three children of the late Tjondro Listijabudi, a.k.a Liem Boen Tjong, and Mother Kamelia Widjaja. He graduated from the Faculty of Theology in Duta Wacana Christian University, Yogyakarta with a BD in 1996, and an M.Th in 2006. Continuing his studies at Vrije Universteit Amsterdam, he received the MARRT (Master of Art in Research Reformed Theology) in 2010. In order to obtain his doctoral degree, he continued his research and completed his dissertation in June 2016.
Listijabudi was ordained as a Mennonite pastor by the Salatiga congregation of the Gereja Kristen Muria Indonesia (GKMI), a member synod of the Mennonite World Conference, in 2001. He served there for twelve years (1996-2008). In 2008, he was appointed Pastor with Special Task by GKMI to serve as lecturer in the Faculty of Theology in Duta Wacana Christian University and continues in that position. He has also been the head of Theological Department of the GKMI Synod for two terms (2009-2014; 2015 – 2019), and has served as Editor-in-Chief of GEMA TEOLOGIKA: Academic Journal of Contextual Theology since 2008 and of berita GKMI synod magazine since 2010.
In addition to a number of theological articles, Listijabudi has written four books. The first Tragedi Kekerasan dalam Balada Kain Habel [The tragedy of Violence in the Ballad of Cain and Abel] (Taman Pustaka Kristen (1997) examines the story of Cain and Abel from the perspective of Rene Girard. His second book, Meracik Jamu Kehidupan [Composing the Ingredients of the Elixir of Life: Theological Reflections on Personal and Socio-cultural Realities in Indonesia] published by Gloria Graha (2008). His third book is his first to take up the method of Asian Biblical Hermeneutics: ”Bukankah Hati Kita Berkobar-Kobar?” Suatu Upaya Menafsirkan Kisah Emaus dari Perspektif Zen Budhisme secara Dialogis [“Did not our hearts burn?”: an Attempt to Interpret the Emmaus story from the perspective of Zen Buddhism] was published by Interfidei Indonesia in 2010. His most recent book is Mendulang Sabda: 15 Artikel Teologis Kontekstual Sederhana [Mining the Word: 15 contextual- theological articles) published by Taman Pustaka Kristen in 2012. He has also translated several works from English to Indonesian, including Job, the Victim of his People by Rene Girard (BPK, 2003) and Transformation of Conflict by John Paul Lederach (Duta Wacana Press, 2005).
Listijabudi lives in Yogyakarta with his wife Candradewi and their four children, Ratya, Smita, and fraternal twins Tristaninghyang and Hasmaranu.
Supervisors: Prof.dr. Hans de Wit., Prof.dr. Klaas Spronk, and Prof.dr. J.B. Banawiratma
Daniel K. Listijabudi, was born in Jepara, Central Java, on February 18, 1971 as the first of three children of the late Tjondro Listijabudi, a.k.a Liem Boen Tjong, and Mother Kamelia Widjaja. He graduated from the Faculty of Theology in Duta Wacana Christian University, Yogyakarta with a BD in 1996, and an M.Th in 2006. Continuing his studies at Vrije Universteit Amsterdam, he received the MARRT (Master of Art in Research Reformed Theology) in 2010. In order to obtain his doctoral degree, he continued his research and completed his dissertation in June 2016.
Listijabudi was ordained as a Mennonite pastor by the Salatiga congregation of the Gereja Kristen Muria Indonesia (GKMI), a member synod of the Mennonite World Conference, in 2001. He served there for twelve years (1996-2008). In 2008, he was appointed Pastor with Special Task by GKMI to serve as lecturer in the Faculty of Theology in Duta Wacana Christian University and continues in that position. He has also been the head of Theological Department of the GKMI Synod for two terms (2009-2014; 2015 – 2019), and has served as Editor-in-Chief of GEMA TEOLOGIKA: Academic Journal of Contextual Theology since 2008 and of berita GKMI synod magazine since 2010.
In addition to a number of theological articles, Listijabudi has written four books. The first Tragedi Kekerasan dalam Balada Kain Habel [The tragedy of Violence in the Ballad of Cain and Abel] (Taman Pustaka Kristen (1997) examines the story of Cain and Abel from the perspective of Rene Girard. His second book, Meracik Jamu Kehidupan [Composing the Ingredients of the Elixir of Life: Theological Reflections on Personal and Socio-cultural Realities in Indonesia] published by Gloria Graha (2008). His third book is his first to take up the method of Asian Biblical Hermeneutics: ”Bukankah Hati Kita Berkobar-Kobar?” Suatu Upaya Menafsirkan Kisah Emaus dari Perspektif Zen Budhisme secara Dialogis [“Did not our hearts burn?”: an Attempt to Interpret the Emmaus story from the perspective of Zen Buddhism] was published by Interfidei Indonesia in 2010. His most recent book is Mendulang Sabda: 15 Artikel Teologis Kontekstual Sederhana [Mining the Word: 15 contextual- theological articles) published by Taman Pustaka Kristen in 2012. He has also translated several works from English to Indonesian, including Job, the Victim of his People by Rene Girard (BPK, 2003) and Transformation of Conflict by John Paul Lederach (Duta Wacana Press, 2005).
Listijabudi lives in Yogyakarta with his wife Candradewi and their four children, Ratya, Smita, and fraternal twins Tristaninghyang and Hasmaranu.
Supervisors: Prof.dr. Hans de Wit., Prof.dr. Klaas Spronk, and Prof.dr. J.B. Banawiratma
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