A Brief Look at the Study of Religions

Religious Studies is one of the study programs at the Faculty of Ushuluddin and Islamic Thought, Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University, Yogyakarta. This study program is one of the first majors at UIN Sunan Kalijaga, and even became the first study program in Indonesia. In the past, this study program had the name Comparative Religion Science, which was later changed to a new regulation from the....

Learning Self-Control in Religions by Fasting

As humans, we have unlimited desires. So, often these desires manifest in less commendable qualities such as greed, miserliness, extravagance and other qualities so that our deepest desires are satisfied. Following unlimited desires makes us feel tired all the time. We often think something must be missing. If in the context of Hinduism, following the circle of lust is called samsara. A cycle of s....