The Concept of Cultured Divinity in a Plural Society of Indonesia

Abstract

The principle of cultured divinity is a commitment to maintain and respect various religious beliefs that exist in Indonesia. The values that are carried out in the principle of divinity that are cultured have vertical and horizontal dimensions. The vertical value concerns the Indonesian people's belief in God, and the horizontal value concerns peace in living together despite differences. In practice, the Indonesian nation is still in the process of creating harmony between people of different religions, because in Indonesia there are still frequent acts of intolerance and violence in the name of religion. This study aims to formulate Sukarno's thoughts about divinity with a culture, and his contribution to the development of religion in Indonesia.This research is a literature study with a factual historical research model. The results of this study indicate that a cultured divinity is a way of implementing an understanding of the one and only God in a pluralistic society. The moral virtues that need to be put forward are having noble character, being tolerant, respecting each other and eliminating religious egoism. One of the ways to cultivate tolerance and mutual respect is through education. The relevance of cultural divinity can broaden and deepen the study of Pancasila ethics by developing an ethics of interaction, which invites people to think critically, be actively involved in solving concrete problems in society such as the problem of intolerance.