Nurcholish Madjid
Nurcholish Madjid , better known as "Cak Nur", (born March 17, 1939 in Jombang , Java , † August 29, 2005 in Jakarta ) was an Indonesian Muslim thinker and scholar.
Life
Nurcholis Madjid was born in 1939 to a preacher. He spent his youth in Muslim boarding schools. He studied and graduated from the University of Chicago with a Ph.D. in Islamic Studies . He then returned to Indonesia as a scientist and professor. Madjid became known for his pluralistic and tolerant attitudes in the world's largest Muslim nation, Indonesia. He was a presidential candidate in 2003. Nurcholis Madjid died of cancer at the age of 66. He leaves behind a wife and two children.
Prizes and awards
- 1990: Eisenhower Fellowship to study in the USA
literature
- Ann Kull: Piety and politics: Nurcholish Madjid and his interpretation of Islam in modern Indonesia . Almqvist & Wiksell, Lund, 2005.
Web links
- http://www.tokohindonesia.com/ensiklopedi/n/nurcholis-madjid/nurcholis_madinah.shtml - biography of Nurcholis Madjid (id.)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Madjid, Nurcholish |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cak only |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Indonesian Muslim thinker and scholar |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 17, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Jombang , Java , Indonesia |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 29, 2005 |
| Place of death | Jakarta , Java , Indonesia |