Signifikansi Masyarakat Kitab Bagi Dialog Antariman: Telaah Eksploratif atas Konsepsi Mohammed Arkoun

Abstract

This paper tries to discuss Arkoun's thought regarding the genuine concept of Revelation. His concept begins to elaborate Revelation in the history of al-Qur'an and Muslim Tradition. From historical background of Ahl al-Kitab (People of the Book) has been founded the same task and tool in history of salvation (HP). Beginning from decisive issues of Ahl al-Kitab, Arkoun works out the concept of "The society of the Book". He uses a deconstruction method to find vocabulary, methods and intellectual attitudes relevant to the presentation of Revelation with: a. the requirement of modern historical analysis; b. the philosophical evaluation of the implicit or explicit postulates of teaching and; c. the benefit of modern rationality and scientific thought. From these views, the writer tries to elaborate the significances of Arkoun's thought as a basic need of dialogues and the development of discourses in multi-faiths and multi-religions societies.