{"id":834,"date":"2022-09-07T17:51:28","date_gmt":"2022-09-07T15:51:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mission-21.org\/partner\/https-www-mission-21-org-fileadmin-_processed_-9-d-csm_partner_peruati_99fec9285e-jpg\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T15:48:28","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T14:48:28","slug":"peruati-network-of-women-theologians-in-indonesia","status":"publish","type":"partner","link":"https:\/\/www.mission-21.org\/en\/partner\/peruati-netzwerk-der-theologinnen-in-indonesien\/","title":{"rendered":"PERUATI, Network of Women Theologians in Indonesia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text-justify\">\n<p class=\"text-justify\"><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW214827880 BCX8\" lang=\"DE-CH\" xml:lang=\"DE-CH\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214827880 BCX8\">The network of women theologians in Indonesia (PERUATI) is involved both in theological discourse and very specifically in the community.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW214827880 BCX8\" lang=\"DE-CH\" xml:lang=\"DE-CH\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214827880 BCX8\">PERUATI functions within the parishes as a '<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW214827880 BCX8\">eye<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214827880 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW214827880 BCX8\">opener<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214827880 BCX8\">' and shows why a women's network like PERUATI is urgently needed.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214827880 BCX8\">This network is not used for\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentStart CommentHighlightPipeRest CommentHighlightRest SCXW214827880 BCX8\">Exclusivity and differentiation<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightPipeRest SCXW214827880 BCX8\">but the inclusivity of the activities. Gender studies were carried out by PERSETIA, the Women's Office, and PERUATI.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW214827880 BCX8\" lang=\"DE-CH\" xml:lang=\"DE-CH\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214827880 BCX8\">It fights against discrimination and injustice as well as violence against women and children.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW214827880 BCX8\" lang=\"DE-CH\" xml:lang=\"DE-CH\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214827880 BCX8\">The presence of PERUATI<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214827880 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214827880 BCX8\">the network of the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentStart CommentHighlightPipeRest CommentHighlightRest SCXW214827880 BCX8\">Women's struggle\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightPipeRest SCXW214827880 BCX8\">strengthened by Protestant groups in Indonesia<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214827880 BCX8\">. This can be seen as a measure of the development of feminist theology in Indonesia over two decades and its contribution to the struggle for <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentStart CommentHighlightPipeRest CommentHighlightRest SCXW214827880 BCX8\">Actions\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightPipeRest SCXW214827880 BCX8\">be seen as a form of care and compassion. On the other hand, however, there are still obstacles to discourse and struggle\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW214827880 BCX8\">from Feminist<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214827880 BCX8\">*<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214827880 BCX8\">inside<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214827880 BCX8\">. The concept of feminism and\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214827880 BCX8\">the discussion about feminist theology in Indonesia\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214827880 BCX8\">become<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214827880 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214827880 BCX8\">some people continue to<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214827880 BCX8\">\u00a0considered irrelevant because\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214827880 BCX8\">them<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214827880 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214827880 BCX8\">as\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214827880 BCX8\">Product<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214827880 BCX8\">e<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214827880 BCX8\">\u00a0of the West\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214827880 BCX8\">become<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214827880 BCX8\">.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214827880 BCX8\">Feminism\/feminist theology<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214827880 BCX8\">\u00a0becomes<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214827880 BCX8\">\u00a0still seen as a mere discourse study, not as a perspective that can lead to lifestyle changes and even to the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214827880 BCX8\">Aspiration for\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214827880 BCX8\">can contribute to a humane civilization. This controversy\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214827880 BCX8\">does not dampen the enthusiasm for the development of feminist theology<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214827880 BCX8\">which\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214827880 BCX8\">revitalized the entire PERUATI struggle movement<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW214827880 BCX8\" lang=\"DE-CH\" xml:lang=\"DE-CH\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214827880 BCX8\">. The many cases of intimate partner violence, human trafficking and exploitation confirm PERUATI's need to further strengthen and expand its national women's network. Mission 21 supports the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214827880 BCX8\">Programs for the advancement of women\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214827880 BCX8\">to overcome violence and the efforts of women theologians to make a significant contribution to contextualization and quality improvement in theological education and training. PERUATI was founded in 1995 following a seminar organized by the Women's Office of the PGI (Federation of Protestant Churches) and the Association of Indonesian Theological Schools (PERSETIA).<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW214827880 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559740&quot;:271}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/peruati.or.id\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u25ba PERUATI website (in Indonesian)<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":903,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_searchwp_excluded":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"land":[64,37],"class_list":{"0":"post-834","1":"partner","2":"type-partner","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"land-asien","7":"land-indonesien"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mission-21.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/partner\/834","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mission-21.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/partner"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mission-21.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/partner"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.mission-21.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/partner\/834\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19403,"href":"https:\/\/www.mission-21.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/partner\/834\/revisions\/19403"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mission-21.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/903"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mission-21.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=834"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"land","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mission-21.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/land?post=834"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}