Articles in English
“Health for the Poor: Islamic Aid and the Rise of Charitable Clinics in Indonesia,” Journal of Southeast Asia Research (accepted January 2010). Published by SOAS-University of London.
“The Identity of Shi’a Sympathizers in Contemporary Indonesia: An Overview,” Journal of Indonesian Islam, Vol. 1 No. 3 (Dec 2008). Published by the State Institute of Islamic Studies, Sunan Ampel-Surabaya.
“Developing Cross-Sector Coherence: Islamic Philanthropy, Agenda of Third Sector Organization and Civil Society in Indonesia (bilingual),” Journal of Zakat and Empowering, Special issues on Discourse of Zakat Management: Between Government and Civil Society, Volume 1 (Sya’ban 1429/August 2008), 48-61. ISSN 1979-9349.
“Comparative Religion in Medieval Muslim Literature,” American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences, Vol. 23, no. 4 (Fall 2006), pp. 28-62. Published by American Muslim Social Scientist.
“The Reinvigoration of Pesantren: The Social and Political Roles of Kiai in the Dutch Colonial Era, Millah (Universitas Islam Indonesia) Vol. III. No.1, August 2003, pp. 66-75. ISSN 1412-0992
Book Review
Harmsen, Egbert (2008), Islam, Civil Society, and Social Work: Muslim Voluntary Welfare Associations in Jordan between Patronage and Empowerment. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press. (Journal of American Islamic Social Sciences, Volume 26, Winter 2009)
Irfan Abubakar & Chaider S. Bamualim (eds.), Filantropi Islam & Keadilan Sosial: Studi tentang Potensi, Tradisi, dan Pemanfaatan Filantropi Islam di Indonesia (Jakarta: UIN Syarif Hidayatullah, 2007), in Kultur: The Indonesian Journal for Muslim Cultures, Volume 4, Number 1, 2009.
Articles in Bahasa Indonesia
“Kemiskinan dan Perkembangan Konsep Kesejahteraan: Studi tentang Gerakan Filantropi di Muhammadiyah,” (Poverty and the Development of the Concept of Welfare: A Study of the Philanthropic Movement of the Muhammadiyah) Ijtihad: Jurnal Wacana Hukum Islam dan Kemanusiaan (STAIN Surakarta), Vol. 7, No. 1 (June 2007), pp. 57-88. ISSN: 1411-9544.
“Kemandirian, Solidaritas Sosial dan Kerelawanan: Pemaknaan Filantropi dalam Masyarakat Minoritas Muslim, Kasus Australia dan Singapora” (Independency, Social Solidarity and Voluntarism: Philanthropic Activism among Muslim Minority in Australia and Singapore) Al-Wasathiyyah, International Center for Islam and Pluralism/ICIP Volume 2 Number 9 (2007).
“Kemiskinan dan Kedermawanan: Memaknai Ideologi Kesejahteraan” (Poverty and Charity: A Redefinition of Welfare Ideology), Maarif: Journal of Culture and Humanity, Vol. 2 No 1 (January 2007), pp. 142-158.
“Memaknai Kembali Pelayan Sosial Muhammadiyah (Muhammadiyah Social Service: A Reconsideration), Maarif: Journal of Culture and Humanity, Vol. 2 No 3 (Marc 2007), pp. 32-38.
“Literatur Muslim Abad Pertengahan tentang Agama dan Sekte: Sebuah Survey Awal,” Essensia: Jurnal ilmu-ilmu Ushuluddin (IAIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta), Vol. 7, No. 2 (Juli 2006), pp. 143-163. ISSN: 1411-3775.
“Sampai Kapankah Muhammadiyah Bisa Bertahan: Beberapa Catatan dan Refleksi tentang Pembaharuan Muhammadiyah" (Notes and Reflections on Muhammadiyah’s Socio-Religious Reforms), Media Inovasi, No. 4 TH. XIV / 2005. ISSN 0215-7160, pp. 88-96.
“Pergulatan Politik Pesantren di Era Multipartai: Studi Kasus di Kampung Mlangi” (The Political Encounter of Pesantrens in Multi-Party Era: A Preliminary Study in the Mlangi Village-Yogyakarta), Afkaruna: Jurnal Pemikiran Islam (Fakultas Agama Islam, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta), vol. 2. No. 1, Januari-Juni 2004, pp. 72-103
“Studi Pergulatan Wacana Keagamaan Kaum Muda Muhammadiyah 1995-2002” (The Religious Discourse of Muhammadiyah’s Young Generation 1995-2002), Tanwîr, 1, No. 2, July 2003.
“Agama dan Identitas Ras: Refleksi Teologis Malcolm X dan Martin Luther King Jr. tentang Tuhan dan Manusia,” (Religion and Racial Identity: Theological Reflection of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. on God and Human Beings), Relief (Universitas Gadjah Mada) No 1, January 2003. pp. 83-108. ISSN 1673-203X.
“Makanan dan Spiritualitas: Telaah terhadap wacana dan Tradisi Agama-agama” (Food and Spirituality: An Examination of the Discourses and Religious Traditions), Tarjih, No. 4, July, 2002, pp. 10-25. ISSN 1410-332X.
“Black Hermeneutics: Teologi dan Tafsir Keagamaan Bernuansa Ras,” (Black Hermeneutics: Theology and Racial Exegesis of the Religious Discourse) Islamadina, (Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwekerto) (November 2002). pp. 15-31. ISSN 1412-4777
“Kontribusi Teoretik Strukturalisme Linguistik dalam Wacana Hermeneutika Al-Quran” (Theoretical Contribution of the Linguistics Structuralism in the Discourse of Quranic Hermeneutics) Mukaddimah (Kopertais DIY) No. 10. VII 2001, pp. 53-69. ISSN 0853-6759.
“Agama Madani, Negara dan Ligitimasi Multikultural di Indonesia“ (Civil Religion, State, and Multi-Cultural Legitimization in Indonesia) Media Inovasi, No. 4 TH. X / 2001. ISSN 0215-7160, pp. 78-82.
“Kritisisme Tekstual dan Relasi Interkontekstualitas dalam Interpretasi Teks Al-Quran” (Textual Criticism and Inter-contextual Relation in Interpreting Quran), Media Inovasi, No. 2 TH. X / 2000. ISSN 0215-7160, pp. 101-110.
“Pergeseran Gagasan ‘Islam Kultural’ di Indonesia: Mencari Arah Baru Tradisionalisasi, Purifikasi dan Modernisasi“(The Shifting of ‘Cultural Islam’ in Indonesia: Searching for a New Direction of Traditionalization, Purification, and Modernization), Perspektif, No. 2/ III/2001.
