The Learning of Religious Tolerance among Students in Indonesia from the Perspective of Critical Study

Abstract

Studying the understanding of religious tolerance among students is very important for the continuity of community peace in the future. No matter the number of research that have been done, there is an unfilled gap from unexplained angles of understanding. The younger generation, especially, does not yet have the capacity to explain the solutions offered in the shortest time ahead in the life of the people. This study aims to examine and inspect critically the understanding to get the latest solutions for problem caused by the outbursts of the present multidimensional conflicts. The results of the study show that there is a tendency of students to increase their religious tolerance when they understand the meaning of religious tolerance in Islamic teachings exemplified in history by the Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him). A few other students are intolerant in religion because they are more likely to be religious exclusively with a legal-style ideology that selects only black or white options over the truth. These results indicate that students are generally able to understand good religious tolerance during the course of the investigation when they understand the actual inclusiveness of Islam from different religious societies.