Abstract This research is aimed to trace the thoughts and actions as efforts to achieve vision and mission of state institute for Islamic studies of Purwokerto (IAIN). The study is directed to answer following questions. Firstly, why transformative Islam becomes a discourse on curriculum development. Secondly, how a discourse of transformative Islam implicates in curriculum development at state institute for Islamic studies of Purwokerto (IAIN). Then, the findings show that a discourse of Islam tranformative in curriculum development at state institute for Islamic studies of Purwokerto (IAIN) emerges as a result of an incapability of traditional and modern Islam perspective to resolve peoples problem due to lack of critical understanding of the meaning and message of the Quran and Hadith. Then, implication of Islamic transformative discourse in curriculum development at state institute for Islamic studies of Purwokerto can be seen in its intra curricular activities, co-curricular, and extra curricular activities. Through intra-curricular activities, transformative Islam is embodied in Islamic building lectures. In co-curricular program, Islam is indigenized through activity of knowledge and practice of worship (nationally abbreviated PPI), while within extra-curricular activities transformative Islamic values come into student activities which are strongly supported by policies of university leaders. Keywords: Transformative Islam, Islamic Building, Knowledge and Practice of Worship Abstrak Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menelusuri pemikiran dan aksi dari upaya pencapaian visi dan misi IAIN Purwokerto. Petanyaan penelitiannya adalah pertama mengapa Islam transformatif menjadi wacana dalam pengembangan kurikulum. Kedua, bagaimana implikasi wacana Islam transformatif dalam pengembangan kurikulum di IAIN Purwokerto. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan, bahwa pertama, wacana Islam transformatif dalam pengembangan kurikulum IAIN Purwokerto muncul akibat ketidakmampuan pandangan tradisionalis dan modernis Islam dalam menyelesaikan persoalan umat akibat dari kurang kritisnya dalam menangkap makna dan pesan al-Quran dan al-Hadits. Kedua, Implikasi wacana Islam transformatif dalam pengembangan kurikulum di IAIN Purwokerto dapat dicermati pada kegiatan intra kurikuler, ko-kurikuler, dan ekstra kurikuler. Dalam bentuk intra kurikuler, Islam tranformatif mewujud dalam perkuliahan Islamic Building. Dalam kegiatan ko-kurikuler, Islam transformatif melalui bentuk pribumisasi Islam melalui kegiatan, Pengetahuan dan Pengamalan Ibadah (PPI). Sedangkan dalam kegiatan ekstra kurikuler, nilai-nilai Islam transformatif memperoleh lahan dalam kegiatan kemahasiswaan, yang mendapat dukungan kuat melalui kebijakan pimpinan. Kata Kunci: Islam Transformatif, Islamic Building, Pengetahuan dan Pengamalan Ibadah