Religion and Society
Dr Firdaus Wajdi
Biography
Firdaus Wajdi is associate professor of Islamic studies at the Islamic Education Program, Universitas Negeri Jakarta [State University of Jakarta] and Vice Dean for Academic Affairs at the Faculty of Social Sciences (2021-2025). He obtained his PhD from the Religion and Society Research Cluster, Western Sydney University in 2016. He was a participant of Summer School for IISEP (IAIN-Indonesia Social Equity Project) at Mc Gill University, Canada (2005), selected member of Summer School of Cityscapes and New Religiosities in Asia at Goettingen University, Germany (2014), research fellow of Higher Education Dialog with Muslim World at Leipzig University, Germany (2016), and visiting scholar at University California, Riverside, USA (2018). He was editor in chief of Hayula: Indonesian Journal of Multidisciplinary Islamic Studies and currently editor in chief of Satwika: Journal of Community Service Studies.
Wajdi’s research focuses on the intersections of Religion (Islam) and Globalization, Transnational Islamic Organization/Movement, and Sufism in Indonesian Context. On distinctive occasions, he carried out research activities in Canada, Egypt, Türkiye, Germany, Australia, and Indonesia. He is a book chapter co-author of "Branding of Spiritual Authenticity and Nationalism in Transnational Sufism" in Patrick Michel et al. (Eds): Religions, Nations, and Transnationalism in Multiple Modernities (Palgrave McMillan, 2017); one of contributors of the SAGE Encyclopedia of the Sociology of Religion (2020), and a book chapter author of Routledge International Handbook of Religion in Global Society (2021).
Qualifications
BA (UIN Jakarta); MA (UIN Jakarta); and PhD (Western Sydney University).
Honours and Awards
Short-course Program Grant from Ministry of Research, Technology, Education Republic of Indonesia for Visiting Scholar Program on Spiritual Pedagogy at University of California, Riverside, USA (2018).
Research Grant of Applied Research Product Cluster [Penelitian Produk Terapan], Ministry of Research and Higher Education, Republic of Indonesia (2017-2018).
Exploring Legal Culture Research Fellowship as part of Higher Education Dialog with Muslim World Program funded by Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD)/German Academic Exchange Service with Leipzig University as Host University in Germany (2016).
International Collaborative Research Grant from the Directorate General of Islamic Education [Dirjen Pendis], Ministry of Religious Affairs Republic of Indonesia with Religion and Society Research Cluster, School of Social Sciences and Psychology, Western Sydney University as host Institution in Australia (2015).
Australian Awards Leadership (ALA) Scholarships for PhD Study at Western Sydney University from AusAID/ Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Australia (2011-2015).
Research Grant for International Publication, Directorate General of Higher Education [DIKTI], Department of National Education, Republic of Indonesia with field research at the Faculty of Darul Ulum, Minia University and Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt (2009).
IISEP (IAIN-Indonesia Social Equity Project) Scholarship for MA degree study at UIN Jakarta, funded jointly by Canadian International Development Agency and Ministry of Religious Affairs Republic of Indonesia (2004-2006).
Publications
Wajdi, F. (2021). Transnational Religious Movement: The Turkish Süleymanlι in Indonesia. In J. Cornelio, F. Gauthier, T. Martikainen, & L. Woodhead (Eds.), Routledge International Handbook of Religion in Global Society. Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY: Routledge.
Mahfud, C., Astari, R., Kasdi, A., Mu’ammar, M. A., Muyasaroh, M., & Wajdi, F. (2021). Islamic Cultural and Arabic linguistic Influence on the Languages of Nusantara; From Lexical Borrowing to Localized Islamic Lifestyles. Wacana: Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia, 22(1), 224–248.
Mahfud, C., Rofiq, N., Sila, M. A., Astari, R., Mukminin, A., Wajdi, F., Mu’ammar, M. A., Kasdi, A., & Nasih, A. M. (2021). Strategic Disaster Management in Indonesia: The Role of Muslim Societies through Islamic Da’wah Activity and Local Wisdom in Sustainable Management of the Environment and Disasters. In S. A. Rihardi, T. A. Wismaningtyas, H. Maulida, A. S. Arifina, & F. Fadlurrahman (Eds.), Proceedings of the 1st Tidar International Conference on Advancing Local Wisdom towards Global Megatrends. European Alliance for Innovation.
Narulita, S., Humaidi, Nur Aulia, R., Wajdi, F., Khumaeroh, U., Suprasetio, A., & Hidayat, A. A. (2020). Pariwisata Halal: Potensi Wisata Religi di DKI Jakarta (Halal Tourism: The Potential of Religious Tourism in Jakarta). Jakarta: Rajawali Pers.
Wajdi, F. (2020). Religious Education, Sufi Brotherhood, and Religious Authority: A Case Study of the Sulaimaniyah. In N. Saat & A. N. Burhani (Eds.), The New Santri: Challenges to Traditional Religious Authority in Indonesia. Singapore: ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.
Wajdi, F. (2020). Ulama. In A. Possamai & A. J. Blasi (Eds.), The SAGE Encyclopedia of the Sociology of Religion (1st ed., pp. 870–872). London: SAGE Publications, 2020.
Wajdi, F. (2020). Naqshbandia. In A. Possamai & A. J. Blasi (Eds.), The SAGE Encyclopedia of the Sociology of Religion (pp. 521–522). London: SAGE Publications.
Wajdi, F. (2020). Transnationalism. In A. Possamai & A. J. Blasi (Eds.), The SAGE Encyclopedia of the Sociology of Religion (pp. 863–865). London: SAGE Publications.
Wajdi, F., & Nur Aulia, R. (2019). Mahad ’Aly and the Challenge of Modernizing Islamic Education in Indonesia. Hayula: Indonesian Journal of Multidisciplinary Islamic Studies, 3(2), 173–190.
Wajdi, F., Lubis, Z., & Kurniati, D. (2019). Mainstreaming Religious Values in Islamic Studies Curriculum Development for Multicultural Society. Proceedings of third International Conference on Sustainable Innovation 2019–Humanity, Education and Social Sciences (IcoSIHESS 2019), 225–228.
Wajdi, F. (2018). The Discourse of Muhammadiyah and Nahdlatul Ulama with Considerations of Geertz’s Religion of Java. Hayula: Indonesian Journal of Multidisciplinary Islamic Studies, 2(1), 49–64.
Milani, M., Possamai, A., & Wajdi, F. (2017). Branding of Spiritual Authenticity and Nationalism in Transnational Sufism. In P. Michel, A. Possamai, & B. S. Turner (Eds.), Religions, Nations, and Transnationalism in Multiple Modernities. London: Palgrave Macmillan.
Muttaqin, A., Arifin, A. Z., & Wajdi, F. (2016). Problems, Challenges and Prospects of Indonesian Muslim Community in Sydney for Promoting Tolerance. Komunitas: International Journal of Indonesian Society and Culture, 8(2), 169–184.
Professional Membership
Member of Society for the Scientific Study of Religion (SSSR), USA, 2014.
Member of Association of Islamic Studies Lecturers (Asosiasi Dosen Pendidikan Agama Islam/ADPISI), Jakarta, 2009-Present.
