Indonesia - the worlds most populous Muslim country -has for many years provided a fertile soilfor Islamic reform. Nurcholish Madjid (d. 2005) is bymany Indonesians regarded as the first and foremostMuslim representative of the flourishing reformmovement. This book is an intellectual biography ofNurcholish Madjid and aims at providing anilluminating picture of this complex man; a reformerof Islamic thinking and education, a publicintellectual and role model, and not least, a Sufi.Kull, therefore, provides a presentation ofNurcholish's life including religious and scholarlyinfluences, and the Indonesian political, social andreligious context. On the basis of this backgroundshe analyses Nurcholish's ideas and methodology inIslamic interpretation. Kull also elaborates onNurcholish's various activities in order to diffusehis ideas, as well as the positive and negativereactions towards Nurcholish as a private person andMuslim ideologue.This book is of interest not only for scholars andstudents in the field of Islamic and Indonesianstudies, but also for the generally interested readerwho wishes to challenge prevailing stereotypes ofMuslim ideologues.