PENDIDIKAN AGAMA ISLAM BERWAWASAN PLURALISME

Abstract

This article contains the urgency of pluralistic Islamic education at schools. In common, the function of education
is an attempt to change the paradigm and social conditions of society towards a better, including the Islamic
education. In the context of a multicultural and multiethnic country such as Indonesia, the education which
based on pluralism becomes a necessity. This is understandable when seeing the reality in which the violence in
the name of religion is still rife in this country. The behavior shows, when the education is defined as a process
of value’s transformation, education has not succeeded in creating students who are ready to accept diversity,
especially diversity of religions and beliefs. This is where Islamic education is considered as an important role. On
this reason, the article contains a conceptual study is presented for the purpose of presenting the limits and purposes
of research to find an educational approach, teaching methods, and the competence of Islamic education teachers
insightful pluralism. Here are a few approaches that can be used, namely the multi perspectives’ approaches,
historical approaches, sociological, psychological, aesthetic, dialogical, reflective and expressive approaches. The
method can be used, among others: the exemplary methods, harvesting, work in group, brainstorming, and
case studies. In terms of competence, teachers who have the ability to teach pluralism are teachers who has an
open attitude, tolerance, active, and able to a ccept differences.