.... saya tidak lagi memakai “Islamisasi pengetahuan”, dan ingin mendorong supaya gerakan intelektual umat sekarang ini melangkah lebih jauh, dan mengganti “Islamisasi pengetahuan” menjadi “pengilmuan Islam”. Dari reaktif menjadi proaktif .... “Pengilmuan Islam” adalah proses, “Paradigma Islam” adalah hasil, sedangkan “Islam sebagai ilmu” adalah proses dan hasil sekaligus .... — (Kuntowijoyo) —
Author
Kuntowijoyo was born at Sanden, Bantul, Yogyakarta. He graduated from UGM as historian and received his post-graduated at American History by The University of Connecticut in year 1974, and gained his Ph.D. of history from Columbia University in year 1980. His father was a puppet master (dalang) and he lived under deep religious and art circumstances. He easily fond of art and writings and became a good friend of Arifin C. Noer, Syu'bah Asa, Ikranegara, Chaerul Umam, and Salim Said. His first work was "Kereta Api yang Berangkat Pagi Hari".
