Dialogue on Tolerance and Nationality as Prevention of Religious Radicalism in Higher Education

Wasino, Endah Sri Hartatik, Fitri Amalia Shintasiwi

2019

Abstract

The results of academic studies on the tolerance index in Indonesia show a decline in the spirit of religious tolerance. This attitude is comparable to the increasing issue of religious radicalism in the mass media community. In the news it was mentioned that several campuses became arenas of developing intolerant attitudes through closed religious forums. This study aims to model dialogue between student organizations on campus to narrow the potential for the development of ideas of religious radicalism. This research was conducted using qualitative methods with a phenomenological design. The data source of this research came from participants who were functionaries in student organizations. The results showed that 1) the campus accommodated religious activities of students, but was more dominant towards Muslims; 2) space for followers of other religions is very limited, especially in the context of building positive dialogue; 3) after conducting focus group discussions involving various elements of student organizations, a joint agreement emerged on the dissemination of tolerance ideas in each organization to prevent the development of radicalism ideas. The implication of this research is that dialogue between student organizations on campus is needed as a bridge to build a peaceful Indonesia and prevent the development of religious understanding that is oriented towards contention and division.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Wasino., Sri Hartatik E. and Shintasiwi F. (2019). Dialogue on Tolerance and Nationality as Prevention of Religious Radicalism in Higher Education.In Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Social and Political Development - Volume 1: ICOSOP 3, ISBN 978-989-758-472-5, pages 112-115. DOI: 10.5220/0010012401120115

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icosop 319,
author={Wasino and Endah Sri Hartatik and Fitri Amalia Shintasiwi},
title={Dialogue on Tolerance and Nationality as Prevention of Religious Radicalism in Higher Education},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Social and Political Development - Volume 1: ICOSOP 3,},
year={2019},
pages={112-115},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010012401120115},
isbn={978-989-758-472-5},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Social and Political Development - Volume 1: ICOSOP 3,
TI - Dialogue on Tolerance and Nationality as Prevention of Religious Radicalism in Higher Education
SN - 978-989-758-472-5
AU - Wasino.
AU - Sri Hartatik E.
AU - Shintasiwi F.
PY - 2019
SP - 112
EP - 115
DO - 10.5220/0010012401120115