Original Research

Religious moderation in Islamic religious education textbook and implementation in Indonesia

Rohmat Mulyana
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies | Vol 79, No 1 | a8592 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v79i1.8592 | © 2023 Rohmat Mulyana | This work is licensed under Other
Submitted: 01 March 2023 | Published: 19 June 2023

About the author(s)

Rohmat Mulyana, Department of Islamic Education, UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung, Bandung, Indonesia

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the concept of religious moderation in the form of values contained in Islamic religious education textbooks at the junior high school level and to analyse how these values are implemented in Bandung, West Java schools. This article employs qualitative data collection techniques, including a literature review, observation, and interviews. The study finds that the content of moderation values, such as non-violence, egalitarianism and fairness, and tolerance, aligns with the Indonesian government’s religious moderation pillars. The study also reveals that the implementation of moderation values has been carried out, especially by Islamic religious education teachers, resulting in a safe and respectful school environment for Muslim and non-Muslim students alike. The implementation of non-violence values aims to prevent students from being exposed to extremist Islamic groups. Meanwhile, egalitarianism and fairness values emphasise the equality of every human being and place every religious community in a middle position between two opposite poles. Lastly, tolerance values emphasise the importance of religious freedom and the principle of national commitment, requiring every person and religious community to maintain their national commitment without feeling that their group has the highest rank. Furthermore, the study discovered that the implementation of moderation values based on textbooks had been carried out, particularly in two schools in Bandung City that involved the collaborative participation of students and teachers.

Contribution: This finding contributes to the study of religious moderation in the general school at the primary education level. Until now, the study of religious moderation has mostly focused on the discourse of social movements and the atmosphere of Islamic education, namely Islamic boarding schools.


Keywords

Islamic religious education textbooks; religious moderation; tolerance; moderate; fair-balanced.

Sustainable Development Goal

Goal 4: Quality education

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