Methods of religious leaders in enhancing interfaith harmony: Cases of Muslims, Protestants, Christians, and Hindus in Malang, Indonesia

Soleh, Achmad Khudori ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5145-6046 and Rahmawati, Erik Sabti ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5145-6046 (2024) Methods of religious leaders in enhancing interfaith harmony: Cases of Muslims, Protestants, Christians, and Hindus in Malang, Indonesia. Presented at International Conference on Interreligious Dialogue for Reconciliation and Resilience, 19 Oktober 2024, Hatyai, Songkhla, Thailand. (Submitted)

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Abstract

Social and political considerations are insufficient foundations for building religious harmony because conflicts continue. Activities to increase religious harmony require a stronger foundation than a social and political nature. This research explores the methods of religious leaders in Malang to increase religious harmony. Data sources are interviews, documents, and active participation. Researchers interviewed eight religious leaders representing the four religions studied: Islam, Protestantism, Christianity, and Hinduism. The research results show that (1) religious leaders use four ways to increase religious harmony. Namely, (a) providing a theological foundation based on holy verses, (b) interpreting exclusive verses to provide inclusive understanding, (c) giving new meaning to the concept of da'wah and creating harmonious forums, (d) carrying out live activities in and culture. (2) this research found three
methods of interpreting exclusive verses: privatization, hermeneutics, and proportional. Based on these results, this research recommends three things. (1) religious leaders must disseminate theological understanding to strengthen religious harmony. (2) The three methods of interpreting the exclusive verses above can be alternative models in interpreting the holy scriptures. (3) religious communities must carry out live-ins frequently to foster mutual trust.

Item Type:	Conference (Speech)
Keywords:	religious harmony; exclusive; inclusive; live-in; interpretation model; theological foundation.
Subjects:	22 PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES > 2203 Philosophy
Divisions:	Faculty of Psychology
Depositing User:	Dr Achmad Khudori Soleh
Date Deposited:	10 Feb 2025 13:53

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