Politics Identity in Christian Perspective and the Implication for Christian Politicians in Indonesia

• Published in: Pharos Journal of Theology Vol. 104; no. 104(4)
• Main Authors: Harti, Sri Dwi, Marbun, Tolop Oloan, Selan, Yunus, Putra, Adi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Africajournals 01.08.2023
• Subjects: christianity; identity politics; indonesian election 2024; prophetic politics
• ISSN: 1018-9556; 2414-3324
• DOI: 10.46222/pharosjot.104.419

This research examines political identity from the Christian perspective and the Implication for Christian politicians. In 2024, Indonesia will run the presidential election. The most apparent phenomenon of identity politics in the history of Indonesian democracy was the election for the Jakarta area in 2017. It was done by a handful of people considering the success of identity politics in 2017. They want to repeat their success in 2017 in the forthcoming 2024 election. Politicians and Christians must be different; they must stand firm in their Christian identity and bring important messages to Indonesia. The study adopted a literature study which is a library study method research technique that involves seeking sources that offer factual information or expert opinions relevant to a research question. This method utilizes various library resources, such as books, scholarly journals, and online databases, to collect reliable information. The authors carefully analysed works to build a frame of mind to answer the problem that was formulated. Data analysis techniques were based on careful content analysis. All data are presented descriptively. The result and key finding of the study is that Christian politicians must play their roles as prophetic politicians.