PRACTICES OF WASATHIYAH IN INDONESIAN CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS: A DOCUMENT ANALYSIS OF MONO-RELIGIOUS TEACHING
Keywords:
religious moderation, Christian education, mono-religious teaching, wasathiya, religious moderation, christian education, monoreligious teaching, wasathiyahAbstract
This study examines how Christian schools in Indonesia implement the religious moderation while they mostly choose to have mono-religious educational framework. The study aims to explore ways of Christian educational institution in maintaining their religious identity while fostering tolerance, respect, and interreligious engagement in plural society like Indonesia. The study uses qualitative research employing document analysis of publicly available school material including the vision mission statement, school policies and regulation, curricula, website, and also the social media content. The data is then analysed thematically to identify the values, practice, and programs related to religious moderation. The findings indicate that although Christian schools predominantly adopt the mono-religious instruction, but then the principle of religious moderation are embedded in the school character education, values, students’ activities, and interfaith engagement program. There practices begin to promote empathy, dialogue, and peaceful coexistence without decreasing the Christian identity. The study concludes that Christian schools can integrate religious moderation meaningfully by using Christian worldview education, and school activities supporting the engagement to the diverse religious landscape
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