Recommended Reading: Adat and Islam among the Minangkabau (Indonesia)
Anton Quack †, Adat und Islam bei den Minangkabau (Indonesien) [Adat and Islam among the Minangkabau (Indonesia)]. Anthropos 120. 2024/1: 83–94. [The original article is in German]
The Minangkabau of the Sumatra’s highland in Indonesia still preserve their matrilineal structures which are closely-knit with the Islamic socio-religious system of Islam.
Recommended Reading: The Constantinian Twist in the Ecclesial Tale: At the Intersection of the Power of the Empire and the Vulnerability of the Cross.
Thomas Malipurathu: The Constantinian Twist in the Ecclesial Tale: At the Intersection of the Power of the Empire and the Vulnerability of the Cross. Verbum SVD 66:2025/1-2: 31–55.
Navigating through the history of the Roman Empire, Thomas firstly inquires into its transformation from the republican structure to imperial government and secondly, brings in Paul the Apostle’s “theologia crucis” as the pivotal goal of missionary endeavour and the church.
