He was a fervent advocate of interfaith communication and was convinced peace can always be maintained between people of different beliefs through dialogue.

Musdah Mulia who now serves as chair of the Indonesian Conference on Religion for Peace (ICRP)-of which Djohan Effendi was one of the founders-is of the opinion that Djohan will always be remembered as a champion for Crossing Boundaries.

In a moving eulogy, Musdah wrote, among progressive