Walisongo: Jurnal Penelitian Sosial Keagamaan
Vol. 30 No. 2 (2022) pp. 127-148
DOI: 10.21580/ws.30.2.13219
ISSN 0852-7172 (p) 2461-064X (e)
© 2022 by the Authors, published by Walisongo: Jurnal Penelitian Sosial Keagamaan
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Nostra Aetate and the Spirit of Dialogue among
Religious Believers in Larantuka City, East Flores
Dominikus Doni Ola,
1*
Ahmad Singgih Basuki,
2
Yusuf Nataeli Lase
3
1
Catholic Religious Education Study Program, Faculty of Pastoral Catechetical,
Sekolah Tinggi Pastoral Dian Mandala, Gunung Sitoli, Indonesia;
2
Department of
Religious Studies, Faculty of Ushuluddin and Islamic Thought, Universitas Islam
Negeri Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
3
Biblical Theology,
Pontifical Urbaniana University, Rome, Italy
Abstract
This study analyzed the community interaction in Larantuka City,
East Flores with the aim of determining the implementation of the
Nostra Aetate document and the reciprocity between Muslims,
Catholics, and Protestants. The qualitative data of this study were
obtained from studies on documents and interviews with sources from
Catholics, Muslims, and Protestants living in Larantuka. This study
was conducted between January and June 2021. The researcher drew
three conclusions from this study. First, Larantuka residents are open
to accepting and acknowledging the presence of other religions
besides Catholicism. Other religions are given the liberty to express
their faith in Larantuka. Second, the Nostra Aetate document has
been practiced, albeit not perfectly. The spirit of rivalry that grew
among Catholics in the past is turning into a spirit of dialogue. Third,
the “tulun talin" spirit, the Lamaholot customs and habits of
supporting those in need or helping each other, which are the cultural
background of the Larantuka people, serves as a way for the people to
express the spirit of equal reciprocity among religious believers in
Larantuka which Nostra Aetate inspired. The dominant attitudes are
cooperation, mutual respect, and mutual acknowledgment that the
presence and existence of other people with all religious and cultural
backgrounds attached to them is a prerequisite for building human
civilization and the common good.
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Corresponding Authors: Dominikus Doni Ola (donioladominikus@gmail.com), Faculty of
Pastoral Catechetical, Sekolah Tinggi Pastoral Dian Mandala, Gunung Sitoli, Jl. Nilam No. 4, Ilir,
Kota Gunungsitoli, Sumatera Utara 22810 Indonesia.