Nurwanto was born in Banjarnegara, Jawa Tengah, 34 years ago. After finishing Muhammadiyah secondary school in Kalibening, Banjarnegara, the Central Java, he continued S1 (2000) at the Faculty of Islamic Studies, Muhammadiyah University of Yogyakarta (MUY). The degree of his first Masters (M.Ag) was from MUY in Islamic Educational Psychology in 2004 and that of his second one (M.Ed) (2010) was from the School of Education, Birmingham University, UK.Birmingham University, UK

Students who take this subject are: 1) able to analyze the response of Islamic movement to modernization in general and that which happens in Indonesia; 2) are able to analyze Muhammadiyah as one of the modern Islamic movements with its historical, religious, social, cultural and economic tendencies; and 3) are able to find and propose possible solutions to social or religious problems by referring to Muhammadiyah’s ideology or state of mind and practice.

 Learning contract  Islamic movements in the face of Modernization  Modern Islamic movements in Indonesia  The establisment of Muhammadiyah and the challenge of Javanese culture  Ahmad Dahlan as the founder of Muhammadiyah: His history and thought  Muhammadiyah’s ideology and religious outlook  Women activism in Muhammadiyah: the case of Nasyiatul Aisyiyah  Muhammadiyah and politic  Muhammadiyah as a civil society  Muhammadiyah and its charitable institutions  Students’ visits to Muhammadiyah’s activities

 Islamic movements in the face of Modernization  The definition of modernization  Muslims’ schools of thought  Modern Islamic movements in Indonesia  Between traditionalism and modernism/reformism  The establisment of Muhammadiyah and the challenge of Javanese culture  The brief history of Muhammadiyah  The Muhammadiyah’s modes to encounter local cultures  Ahmad Dahlan as the founder of Muhammadiyah: His history and thought  The brief history of Ahmad Dahlan socially and educationally  The essence of A.D’s thought on the unity of humanity  Muhammadiyah’s ideology and religious outlook  The concept of Ideology in the framework of Muhammadiyah activism  The essence of Muqaddimah/MKCHM

 Lecture. The lecturer delivers an outline of teaching and there will be question-answer sessions afterward. Here, the lecture can start from brainstorming of materials from students.  Reading Assignment. Students read, digest and make a summary of related readings of certain topics, and discuss about them with others.  Discussion. Students are facilitated to express their ideas and findings to the classroom, and are to respond to other standpoints interactively.  Presentation. Students make a piece of writing of a particular topic and present it in front of their class.  Social Visit. Students visit particular activities in a level of Muhammadiyah leadership, make a brief report and, if possible, present it in the class.

 Achmad Dachlan. ‘The Unity of Human Life’ in Kurzman, Charles (Ed.) Modernist Islam 1840 – 1940 : A Sourcebook. New York: Oxford University Press.  Achmad Jainuri The Formation of the Muhammadiyah’s Ideology 1912 – Surabaya: IAIN Sunan Ampel Press.  Ahmad Najib Burhani. ‘The Muhammadiyah’s Attitude to Javanese Culture in : Appreciation and Tension’. Media Inovasi. Yogyakarta: LP3 UMY.  Deliar Noer. ‘The Development and Nature of the Modernist Movement in Indonesia’ in A. Ibrahim, S. Siddique and Y. Hussain (Eds) Readings on Islam in Southeast Asia. Singapore: Institute of Sutheast Asian Studies.  Hilman Latief. ‘Poverty, Muslim Activism and Social Welfare: The Philanthropic Vision of Charitable Institutions in Indonesian Islam (The Case Study of Muhammadiyah)’. Proceedings of Joint International Seminar in Yogyakarta held by UMY and IIUM, December  Haedar Nahir, et.al. (Eds) Manhaj Gerakan Muhammadiyah: Ideologi, Khittah dan Langkah. Yogyakarta: Suara Muhammadiyah dan Majelis Pendidikan Kader PP Muhammadiyah.  M. Din Syamsuddin. ‘The Muhammadiyah Dakwah and Allocative Politics in The New Order Indonesia’. Journal of Al-Jami’ah, Vol. 2, Number 1,  Muhammad Fuad. ‘Civil Society in Indonesia: The Potential and Limits of Muhammadiyah’. Sojourn, Vol. 17 Number 2,  Shepard, William ‘Modern Challenge: Western Imperialism and Muslim Response’ dalam Introducing Islam.Oxon: Routledge.  Siti Syamsiyatun. ‘The Origin of Nasyiatul Aisyiyah: Organizing for Articulating Religious- Based Womanhood in Pre-Independent Indonesia’. Proceedings of the 15 th Biennial Conference of the Asian Studies Association of Australia in Canberra, 29 June-2 July 2004.