Interreligious Literacy Learning as a Counter-Radicalization Method: A New Trend among Institutions of Islamic Higher Education in Indonesia

Ali, Nur ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8839-7804, Afwadzi, Benny ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3481-7655, Abdullah, Irwan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0715-7057 and Mukmin, Muhammad Islahul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8240-4468 (2021) Interreligious Literacy Learning as a Counter-Radicalization Method: A New Trend among Institutions of Islamic Higher Education in Indonesia. Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations, 32 (4). pp. 1-23. ISSN 14699311

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Abstract

Extremism and radicalization have become serious problems that are spreading rapidly around the world, penetrating even institutions of higher education in Indonesia. In response, institutions of Islamic higher education in Indonesia have developed interreligious literacy (IL) learning. To analyse this model’s effectiveness in reducing radicalization, this article maps recent changes in the management of religious lectures and courses by focusing on two renowned institutions in Indonesia: Maulana Malik Ibrahim State Islamic University (UIN), Malang, and
Tulungagung State Islamic Institute (IAIN). This study finds that IL learning involves direct learning at Christian colleges and places of worship, living in villages, and inviting leaders of various faiths to institutions of Islamic higher education. Under this model, religious learning has shifted from a doctrinal to a umanisticfunctional approach. This article presents the IL model as a ‘best practice’ and urges the revitalization of religious education materials and learning models to improve students’ religious experiences and communicate peaceful, inclusive and humanistic religious values.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Keywords:	Counter-radicalization; interreligious literacy; Islamic university
Subjects:	13 EDUCATION > 1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy > 130211 Religion Curriculum and Pedagogy
Divisions:	Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teaching Training > Department of Islamic Education Management
Depositing User:	Nur Ali
Date Deposited:	16 Nov 2021 23:16

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