Indonesian Islam as the Islam of the modern world

Over at the Arc of the Universe blog, my friend Daniel Mark ponders why Indonesia is not perceived to represent the Islamic world, and what could be done to make its peaceful, pluralistic version of Islam more prominent. The most populous Muslim nation, Indonesia is nevertheless not an assertive player within the Muslim world, much less in international political affairs. Mark, who in addition to being a world-class scholar is a commissioner on the United States Commission on International Reli

Over at the Arc of the Universe blog, my friend Daniel Mark ponders why Indonesia is not perceived to represent the Islamic world, and what could be done to make its peaceful, pluralistic version of Islam more prominent. The most populous Muslim nation, Indonesia is nevertheless not an assertive player within the Muslim world, much less in international political affairs. Mark, who in addition to being a world-class scholar is a commissioner on the United States Commission on International Reli…