Tanah Air Itu Bhinneka as Youth Interreligious Dialogue and Peace Building Strategy
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Youth play a strategic role in creating a better and more peaceful world, including in peacebuilding efforts. The Communion of Churches in Indonesia (PGI) has facilitated interfaith relations through the Tanah Air Itu Bhinneka program, which aims to train young people from diverse religious backgrounds across Indonesia to become agents of peace. This article explores the program's contribution to interfaith dialogue strategies by referencing Ashutosh Varshney's theory of civic engagement. Using a qualitative analysis approach and case study method, this research reveals how interfaith civic engagement networks built through the program contribute to enhancing harmonious interfaith relations. The findings indicate that the Tanah Air Itu Bhinneka program not only empowers young people to become agents of peace but also strengthens interreligious understanding and tolerance. This article argues that the approach employed in this program can be adopted as an effective peacebuilding model and provides valuable lessons for similar initiatives at regional and global levels.
Pemuda memegang peran strategis dalam menciptakan dunia yang lebih baik dan lebih damai, termasuk dalam upaya pembangunan perdamaian. Persekutuan Gereja-gereja di Indonesia (PGI) telah memfasilitasi hubungan antaragama melalui program Tanah Air Itu Bhinneka, yang bertujuan untuk melatih kaum muda dari berbagai latar belakang agama di seluruh Indonesia untuk menjadi agen perdamaian. Artikel ini mengeksplorasi kontribusi program tersebut terhadap strategi dialog antaragama dengan merujuk pada teori keterlibatan warga negara Ashutosh Varshney. Dengan menggunakan pendekatan analisis kualitatif dan metode studi kasus, penelitian ini mengungkap bagaimana jaringan keterlibatan warga negara antaragama yang dibangun melalui program tersebut berkontribusi untuk meningkatkan hubungan antaragama yang harmonis. Temuan penelitian menunjukkan bahwa program Tanah Air Itu Bhinneka tidak hanya memberdayakan kaum muda untuk menjadi agen perdamaian tetapi juga memperkuat pemahaman dan toleransi antaragama. Artikel ini berpendapat bahwa pendekatan yang digunakan dalam program ini dapat diadopsi sebagai model pembangunan perdamaian yang efektif dan memberikan pelajaran berharga untuk inisiatif serupa di tingkat regional dan global.
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