Dr. phil Mohamad Nur Kholis SetiawanAddress: Fakultas Syari’ah, UIN Sunan Kalijaga,Jl. Marsda Adisucipto 1, Yogyakarta55281, IndonesiaTel. +62 274 4333186Fax. +62 274 586 117Email: m.kholis@gmx.de                           

Language Proficiency

• Bahasa Indonesia (mother tongue)
• English (very good)
• English (very good)
• Arabic (very good)
• German (very good)

Area of Specialization

• Islamic Studies
• Islam in Indonesia

Education

1983-1985 Junior High School (SMP Negeri 2 Gombong, Kebumen)
1985-1988 Senior High School (SMA A. Wahid Hasyim, Jombang)
1988/89-1993 State Institute of Islamic Studies Sunan Kalijaga, Yogyakarta
1994 IAIN Teaching Staff training for overseas studies, Jakarta
1994-1996 M.A. Program Islamic Studies, Leiden University, Netherland
1996 Short course Kulliyat al-Adab Cairo University, Egypt
1998 German Language Training Program, Goethe Institut Jakarta
1999 German Language Training, Goethe Institut, Bremen, Germany
1999 Ph.D. student Bonn University, Germany
2003 Ph.D. Oriental and Islamic Studies, Bonn University Germany

Work experience

1992 Teaching staff Wahid Hasyim Islamic Boarding School,Pesantren
1994 Lecturer, the Syari’ah Faculty, UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta
2004 Lecturer, Graduate Program UIN Sunan Kalijaga, Graduate Program IAIN Walisongo Semarang, Graduate Program IKH Tebu Ireng, Jombang East Java
2004 Teaching Team, Graduate Program, University of Indonesia, Jakarta
2004  Executive Director, Dialogue Centre, Graduate Program UIN Sunan Kalijaga, Yogyakarta
2004/2007 Editor in Chief, al-Jāmi’ah Journal of Islamic Studies UIN Sunan, Sunan  Kalijaga, Yogyakarta
2005 Consultant for University Cooperation, Directorate General for Islamic Education, Ministry of Religious Affairs, Republic of Indonesia
2006 Editor in Chief, Electronic Research Network, Directorate General for Islamic Education, Ministry of Religious Affairs, Republic of Indonesia
2006 Postdoctoral research, Bonn University with the DAAD scholarship
2006-2007 Fellow 2006-2007 of Europa im Nahe Osten, der Nahe Osten in Europa, Wissenschaftskollege zu Berlin
2007 Associate Professor, Fakultas Syari’ah, UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta

Membership of Academic and non Academic Institutions

1985-1988 President, Kebumen Islamic Student Association, Persatuan Pelajar Islam Kebumen (PPIK), Jombang, East Java
1989-1992 Research and Development Division, Indonesian Islamic Student Movement (PMII) UIN Sunan Kalijaga, Yogyakarta
1997 Member of the Indonesian Alumni of the Dutch Universities (IKANED)
2003 Member of the Indonesian Alumni for German Universities
2005 Steering Comitte, Indonesian Annual Conference for Islamic Studies
2005-2009 Research Department, Institute for Human Resources Development Studies (LAKPESDAM) Nahdlatul Ulama

Publications

English

• “Anti-Semitism in Indonesia: A Simplification of a Multi-Faced Islam” in Orientierungen Zeitschrift zur Kultur Asiens, 1/2007
• “Disseminating Cultural Islam in Indonesian Context: NU Activists Wrote about Themselves”, in Taswirul Afkar Journal 2/2007
• “Liberal Thought in Qur’anic Studies: Tracing Humanistic Approach to Sacred Text in Islamic Scholarship” in al-Jami’ah Journal of Islamic Studies, vol. 45. Number 1, 2007/1428
• Reformation of Islamic Thought: A Critical Historical Analysis, co Author with Nasr Abu Zaid & Katajun Amirpur, Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press 2006
• “In search of an ideal Islamic education: the contribution of pesantren”, in Millah Journal of Islamic Studies, June 2005
• “Origins and Development of the Literary Exegesis of the Qur’an”, Summer Academy on Midrash, Tafsir and Exegesis, Wissenschaftskollege Berlin, August 2003
• "The History of the Text of the Qur'an: A Reconsideration of the Twentieth Century Western Scholar's Views", in Esensia vol. 3. No. 1, January 2002
• "Literary Interpretation of the Qur'an: A Study of Amin al-Khuli's Thought", in al-Jāmi’ah Journal of Islamic Studies, 6, 1998
• “Amin al-Khuli and Qur’an Studies; An Analysis of the Literary Exegesis in Modern Egypt”, MA Thesis, Leiden University, The Netherland 1996

German

• „Zum Umgang mit dem Anderen: Nahdlatul Ulamas Beitrag für das religiöse Leben in Indonesien“, in Manfred Hutter (ed.), Religionsinternerkritik in Südostasien, 2007
• „Die Literarische Koraninterpretation: Eine Analyse Ihrer Frühen Elemente und Ihrer Entwicklung“, Ph.D. Thesis, Universitas Bonn, Jerman
• "Frühe Elemente der literarischen Hermeneutik des Koran", dalam Ihya ‚Ulumuddin, vol 4. Nr.1, July 2002
• "Die koranische Vorstellung von Weltende und Jenseitslehre: Ein Beitrag zu der Apokalyptik im Islam", dalam Ihya' ’Ulumuddin, vol 2. Nr. 2, December 2000

Bahasa Indonesia

• Orientalisme al-Qur’an dan al-Hadith, forthcoming, Yogyakarta: Nawaesea Press 2007
• Al-Qur’an Kitab Sastra Terbesar Yogyakarta: eLSAQ Press 2005
• "Keilmuan Humaniora versus Teks Keagamaan: Peluang atau Tantangan?" Journal Taswir al-Afkar, 2005
• "Nasr Abu Zaid; Beberapa Pembacaan terhadap Turath Arab", kata pengantar edisi bahasa Indonesia Isykaliyat al-Qira'ah wa-Aliyat al-Ta'wil (Problematika Pembacaan Turath dan Mekanisme Ta'wil), Jakarta: ICIP 2004
• “Pesan Tuhan Yang Tertulis: Wahyu Dalam Bingkai Teori Komunikasi”, Pengantar Buku Menggugat Otentisitas Wahyu Tuhan: Kritik Nalar Tafsir Gender, Yogyakarta: Safirina Insania Press 2004
• “Menggugat Kearaban al-Qur’an melalui Qira’ah Syiro-Aramaic”, dalam al-Jāmi’ah Journal of Islamic Studies, vol. 41/2/ Juni-Desember 2003
• “Benalu Arus Penafsiran Obyektif”, Gatra no. 37 tahun IX, 2 Agustus 2003
• “Tanpa Bidadari Bermata Jeli”, Gatra no. 37 tahun IX, 2 Agustus 2003
• “Keharmonisan Lintas Tafsir Teks Suci”, Gatra, no 39 tahun IX 16 Agustus 2003
• “Dikecam Ilmuwan, Disambut Pasar”, Gatra no. 39 tahun IX , 16 Agustus 2003
• “Memahami al-Qur’an bersama Hassan Hanafi”, di Visi Islam Jurnal Ilmu-Ilmu Keislaman, vol. 1/1/Januari 2002
• “Para Pendengar Firman Tuhan; Telaah terhadap Efek Estetik al-Qur’an”, dalam al-Jami‘ah Journal of Islamic Studies, vol. 39/ 1 Januari-Juni 2001
•“Islam versus Terrorismus”, Deutsche Welle, 15 Desember 2001
• “Ramadhan: Bulan Bercengkrama”, Jawa Pos, 21 Desember 2001
•“Teroris Terbesar, AS-Israel Sendiri”, Suara Merdeka, Jum’at 29 Desember 2001
• “Islam dalam Pandangan Sarjana Muslim Modern; Mengkaji Pemikiran Nasr Abu Zaid”, dalam Tilawah, vol 4. 1998
• Pengantar dan Catatan Kritis Diskursus Tafsir al-Qur’an Modern, Yogyakarta, Tiara Wacana 1996

Current Research

Multiculturalism in Islamic Higher Education: A Case Study in Three Islamic Higher Education Institution in Indonesia, supported by Department of Religious Affairs, Republic of Indonesia.

Islamic Penal Law in the Indonesian Legal System: Radical, Liberal and Moderate Muslims’ Reception to the Draft of Kitab Undang Undang Hukum Pidana (Criminal/Penal Code) 2004. Supported by Ministry of Research and Technology, Republic of Indonesia