[1] Munawar-Rachman received the higher education at STF Driyarkara, majoring in philosophy.
It is considered that this uncommon educational background equipped him a distinct perspective in his intellectual outlook.
Currently, he works at the Program Officer of Islam and Development at The Asia Foundation, aside from his professorship at Paramadina University.
[2] He also authored more than fifty publications, including Islam Pluralis (Pluralist Islam, 2003), Fiqih Lintas Agama (Interreligious Fiqh, co-author, 2003) and Membaca Nurcholish Madjid (Reading Nurcholish Madjid, 2008).
[5] He is also inspired by Harun Nasution's neo-Mutazilite thought, leading to his view on the rationalization of religion.