The Indonesian Consortium for Religious Studies also works at community engagement and research

The Indonesian Consortium for Religious Studies is a consortium of three universities — the Universitas Gadjah Mada (a non-confessional state-owned university), Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Kalijaga (a state-owned Islamic university) and Universitas Kristen Duta Wacana (a private Christian university) — all located in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. ICRS is a unique and interfaith educational institution that provides an upstream solution to interreligious understanding, social justice, gender issues and ecology through education, research activities and community engagement. Besides providing doctoral education on inter–religious studies, ICRS has initiated numerous research projects and community engagements.  The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has been a close partner of ICRS since its establishment. Professor Bernard “Bernie” Adeney-Risakotta of the PC(USA) was the first director of ICRS. The PC(USA)’s Synod of the Covenant once invited me to be part of the Mission to the USA program, exchanging experiences between Indonesian churches and the United States.