Dialectics of Pesantren and Multiculturalism of Pesantren Kyai

This monograph presents as a respond of the writer’s care to (1) the multicultural realm of society that has been arousing various opinions in the social elites, and (2) the existence of pesantren (Islamic traditional boarding school) with it’s long history in the stage of educational and religious system in Indonesia has been “shaken” by a blame from many observers as a breeding ground of radicalism. The explanation of this monograph affirms that the multicultural reality and the existence of pesantren are not two opposite matters, because the pesantren obviously has contributed in pushing affirmative efforts through it's dialectical approach for facing any cultural variety and social diversity. This monograph will give a meaningful insight for the readers who are interested to know about Islam in Indonesia.