The Indonesian Dakon Game: A Learning Method to Link Spiritual Values to Economic Praxis
Robby Igusti Chandra,
Noh Ibrahim Boiliu and Budiman Widjaja
Issue: Vol.4 No.1 January 2023 Article 7 pp.91-101
DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/ehass.2023417 | Published online 31st January, 2023
© 2023 The Author(s). This is an open access article under the CCBY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Few spiritual, philosophical, and theological concepts concerning the economy have emerged especially since the Middle Age. One of them centred on the Trinitarian God concept. The concept proposes mutuality, relationship, and unity based on love and grace as shared spiritual values. The question that arises is how to educate people in applying it. This study explores whether the Dakon game, a traditional game mainly used in Java, Indonesia can be used as a learning method to apply that theological concept and their spiritual values to economic concepts and practices. The study method is literature research. The finding shows that the Dakon game causes the players to acquire a tacit knowledge that includes skills, values, and spirituality obtained through the practices of distributing wealth, sensitivity to others, and unity combined with achieving economic objectives. Although various challenges in the Indonesian context need further study, the finding can contribute to the praxis of applying spiritual values to economic praxis in Indonesia.
Keywords: Trinitarian God Concept, spirituality, peace, economy, tacit knowledge, education.
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Robby Igusti Chandra is currently a Senior Faculty member at the Cipanas Theological Seminary, Cipanas, West Java, Indonesia. His research focuses on Indigenous Spirituality, Learning and Communication. He has published about 53 books and many journal articles on these subjects.
Noh Ibrahin Boiliu is a Lecturer at the Department of Christian Religious Education, Christian University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia. He teaching and research focuses on the Old Testament and the Philosophy of Christian Education.
Budiman Widjaja is currently completing his theological study at the graduate program at the Cipanas Theological Seminary, Cipanas, West Java, Indonesia. His research focuses on the indigenous society. He is the CEO of a business organization and a church elder who has spent years reaching out and developing the mission work among the tribes in the frontier of Indonesia.
Chandra, R.I., Boiliu, N.I. and Widjaja, B. “The Indonesian Dakon Game: A Learning Method to Link Spiritual Values to Economic Praxis” E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences 4, no.1 (2023):91-101. https://doi.org/10.38159/ehass.2023417
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