INCLUSIVE RELIGIOUS PARADIGM WITHIN ACADEMIA: RELIGIOUS EDUCATION LECTURERS' VIEWPOINTS ON INTERRELIGIOUS TOLERANCE AND PLURALISM IN INDONESIA

Authors

  • Suparto Suparto National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Jakarta, Indonesia
  • Sumarni Sumarni National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Jakarta, Indonesia
  • Imran Siregar National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Jakarta, Indonesia
  • Lisa’diyah Ma’rifataini National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Jakarta, Indonesia
  • Opik Abdurrahman Taufik National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Jakarta, Indonesia
  • Ahmad Habibullah National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Jakarta, Indonesia
  • Nunu Ahmad An-Nahidl National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Jakarta, Indonesia
  • Wahid Khozin National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Jakarta, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24204/ejpr.2021.4269

Keywords:

Religious Paradigm, Religious Education, Pluralism, Interreligious Tolerance, Higher Education

Abstract

The belief system of academicians has an impact on how religious education (RE) is carried out in public universities. The ideology of RE lecturers - whether it is moderate, radical, or liberal - is greatly influenced by their own religious beliefs. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between religious paradigm of religious education lecturers on interreligious tolerance and pluralism in public universities in Indonesia. The study sample comprised 142 lecturers drawn from ten public universities in Indonesia. A mixed method research design guided this study, where qualitative data was used to reinforce or clarify the findings from the quantitative data. The data was statistically assessed using the nonparametric Mann-Whitney U-test to reveal whether the demographic profiles of RE lecturers was related to their religious paradigm regarding the relationship between religion-state, inter-religious relations and intra-religious relations. The study's findings indicate that the lecturer's personal beliefs about religion affect their opinions on the relationship between the state and religion, as well as the relationships within religious groups. Moreover, religious educators have a middling level of comprehension of their religious paradigm. To promote understanding and harmony among the academic community, it is suggested that a platform for religious moderation be established at public colleges where educators and students of various religions can converse and resolve fundamentalism.

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Published

2023-09-22

How to Cite

Suparto Suparto, Sumarni Sumarni, Imran Siregar, Lisa’diyah Ma’rifataini, Opik Abdurrahman Taufik, Ahmad Habibullah, Nunu Ahmad An-Nahidl, and Wahid Khozin. 2023. “INCLUSIVE RELIGIOUS PARADIGM WITHIN ACADEMIA: RELIGIOUS EDUCATION LECTURERS’ VIEWPOINTS ON INTERRELIGIOUS TOLERANCE AND PLURALISM IN INDONESIA”. European Journal for Philosophy of Religion 15 (3):427-52. https://doi.org/10.24204/ejpr.2021.4269.

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