‘We Do Not Live Alone:’ In Search of Inclusive Religious Education in Different Faith-based Elementary Schools in Indonesia

Logli, Chiara

doi:10.5040/9781350105850.ch-4

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“…In higher education, a study shows the spread of extremism amongst Indonesian colleges (Ali et al 2021;Suhendi, Sawahel & Abdillah 2020). In addition, religious education textbooks used in public colleges show an increased propensity for exclusivism (Logli 2022). The increase of radicalism comes from Muslim student activists who have a religious understanding which is exclusive (Ahnaf 2018;Sunesti, Hasan & Azca 2018), as these students conduct various religious activities on campus that encourage the development of exclusive religious views.…”

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Mitigating radicalism amongst Islamic college students in Indonesia through religious nationalism

Nafi’a

Sodikin²,

Hakim³

et al. 2022

HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies

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Radicalism has the potential to become more widespread in a younger generation of Muslims who are too textual, exclusive, extreme and uncritical. Their ethos of struggle has created a momentum to contest radical ideologies of Islamic radicals. This study investigates the potential for the radicalisation of Islamic students in Indonesia and formulates an approach of integrating national and religious values to mitigate the potential for radicalism. A qualitative research approach is used, and data were collected by distributing questionnaires to Indonesian Islamic student activists. Interviews were also conducted with experts to strengthen secondary sources of information. The results show that the potential for Islamic student to be exposed to radical activists is high. Through categorisation, interpretation and analysis, it was found that the concepts and spread of radicalism were more influenced by religious interpretations than social tolerance factors. In addition, the religious nationalist approach is formulated based on religious terminology and religious narratives.Contribution: This research contributes by assisting colleges’ efforts in building a detection system and mitigating the risk of student radicalism through a religious nationalist approach.

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