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Keywords: Existential crisis; Humanistic psychology; Meaning-making; Theological reconstruction; Transformative Islamic theology. Abstract; This article is grounded in academic concerns within contemporary Islamic theology, marked by crises of definition, urgency, and historical relevance. Islamic theology is still largely understood as a normative-apologetic discipline focused on defending doctrine, limiting its ability to address the crisis of meaning and existential problems of modern humans. The research gap lies in the limited integration between Islamic theology and contemporary psychology in addressing human existential needs. This study aims to reformulate Islamic theology as a transformative framework through a humanistic–existential psychological approach. This research employs a qualitative-philosophical method using conceptual analysis, critical hermeneutics, and interdisciplinary synthesis of classical and contemporary Islamic theological literature alongside humanistic psychology. The findings indicate that Islamic theology needs to be reconstructed from a dogmatic paradigm into an existential-transformative framework that not only preserves belief but also facilitates meaning-making and human self-transformation. The scholarly contribution of this study lies in proposing a model of Islamic theology as a spiritual-existential framework that integrates tawḥīd with the psychological needs of modern individuals. Thus, theology is repositioned as a relevant discipline in addressing contemporary human crises and as a reflective praxis that is both emancipatory and humanizing. Kata Kunci: Krisis eksistensial; Makna hidup; Psikologi humanistik; Rekonstruksi teologi; Teologi Islam transformatif. Abstrak; Artikel ini berangkat dari kegelisahan akademik dalam studi teologi Islam kontemporer yang ditandai oleh krisis definisi, urgensi, dan historisitas. Teologi Islam masih cenderung dipahami sebagai disiplin normatif-apologetik yang berfokus pada pembelaan doktrin, sehingga kurang mampu merespons krisis makna dan problem eksistensial manusia modern. Kesenjangan penelitian terletak pada minimnya integrasi antara teologi Islam dan psikologi kontemporer dalam membaca kebutuhan eksistensial manusia. Artikel ini bertujuan mereformulasi teologi Islam sebagai kerangka transformatif melalui pendekatan psikologi humanistik–eksistensial. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif-filosofis dengan analisis konseptual, hermeneutika kritis, dan sintesis interdisipliner terhadap literatur teologi Islam klasik–kontemporer serta psikologi humanistik. Hasil kajian menunjukkan bahwa teologi Islam perlu direkonstruksi dari paradigma dogmatis menuju kerangka eksistensial-transformatif yang tidak hanya mempertahankan keyakinan, tetapi juga memfasilitasi pembentukan makna hidup dan transformasi diri manusia. Kontribusi ilmiah artikel ini terletak pada tawaran model teologi Islam sebagai spiritual-existential framework yang mengintegrasikan tauhid dengan kebutuhan psikologis manusia modern. Dengan demikian, teologi direposisi sebagai disiplin yang relevan dalam menjawab krisis kemanusiaan kontemporer dan sebagai praksis reflektif yang membebaskan serta memanusiakan.
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