Ach Fatayillah Mursyidi
Thesis title: Islam and Science: Islamic Reconciliation of Darwinian Evolution in Contemporary Indonesia
PhD in Islamic Studies and Christian-Muslim Relations
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Background
Ach Fatayillah Mursyidi is a PhD candidate in Islamic Studies and Christian-Muslim Relations at the University of Edinburgh. His recent projects cover the issues of religious minorities and the relationship between humans and nature in Indonesia. Prior to that, he worked as a researcher at the Center for Religious and Cross-cultural Studies at Gadjah Mada University in Indonesia, where he earned his MA. His academic interests include the relationship between Islam and modern science, nature, the state, philosophy, and human rights.
Qualifications
PhD, Islamic Studies and Christian-Muslim Relations, University of Edinburgh
MA, Center for Religious and Cross-cultural Studies, Gadjah Mada University
BA, Financial Management, Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University
Responsibilities & affiliations
The secretary of NC Postgraduate Committee, University of Edinburgh
Research Assistant, Center for Religious and Cross-cultural Studies, Gadjah Mada University
Research summary
My current research deals with the traditionalist and modernist Muslim views on evolutionary theory in Indonesia. By bringing local perspectives into an ethnographic framework, this project aims to analyze the theological reconciliation navigated by Nahdlatul Ulama and Muhammadiyah, and how they pass it on to the younger generation through their pedagogical practices.
Current research interests
Ade's research interests revolve around the following themes: Islamic Studies Religion and Modern Science Religion, State, and Politics Religion and Human RightsCurrent project grants
The Education Endowment Fund from the Indonesian Minister of Finance
Past project grants
DIKTIS Scholarship from the Indonesian Ministry of Religious Affairs
Invited speaker
2022: The Week of Indonesia and the Netherlands Education and Research, Dutch Embassy in Jakarta
2022: 20th Annual International Conference on Islamic Studies (AICIS), the Indonesian Ministry of Religious Affairs
2021: 3th International Conference on Ushuluddin and Humanities Studies, Walisongo State Islamic University
2021: 3rd Adab-International Conference on Information and Cultural Studies, Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University
2019: 15th Annual CILIS Islamic Studies Postgraduate Conference, Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne
2019: 7th International Symposium of Jurnal Antrologi Indonesia, Gadjah Mada University
2019: 3rd International Conference on Islamic Studies (ICONIS), State Islamic Institute (IAIN) Madura
2019: International Conference on Interdisciplinary Gender Studies (ICIGS), State Islamic Institute (IAIN) Kudus