The Moderate Islam and Its Influence on Religious Diversity in Indonesia

Main Article Content

Syafieh Syafieh
M. Anzhaikan

Abstract

This article aims to discuss the root of the discourse of religious moderation in various religious traditions in Indonesia. As a multicultural country with diverse ethnicities, races, religions, and cultures, religious tolerance is significant for maintaining religious harmony. Recently, the Indonesian government is greatly promoting and mainstreaming religious moderation programs to prevent any political tension and conflicts among religious groups. The government’s idea of religious moderation is seen as not accommodating all of the religious beliefs held by the Indonesian people. In this regard, this article examines how the language of religious moderation has evolved in each of various Indonesia’s religious traditions. Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Catholicism, Protestantism, and Confucianism are the official religions recognized by the state. Using discourse analysis, this study concludes that all the established religions in Indonesia essentially share the same notion of religious moderation, yet it is articulated in different terms.

Article Details

How to Cite
Syafieh, Syafieh, and M. Anzhaikan. “The Moderate Islam and Its Influence on Religious Diversity in Indonesia”. ESENSIA: Jurnal Ilmu-Ilmu Ushuluddin 23, no. 2 (March 1, 2023): 177–192. Accessed March 10, 2025. https://ejournal.uin-suka.ac.id/ushuluddin/esensia/article/view/3262.
Section
Articles

References

Abidin, Zainal. “Pemikiran Abdurrahman Wahid Tentang Islam dan Pluralitas.” Humaniora 3, no. 2 (May 1, 2012): 373.

Adiwilaga, Rendy. “Ketuhanan Pancasila Dan Ketuhanan Islamisme: Sebuah Tinjauan Teoritis.” Jisipol 4, no. 1 (2020): 13.

Affan, M., and Ajid Thohir. “Conflict Resolution In The Mecca–Medina War: Sirah Nabawiyah Study.” Al-Tahrir: Jurnal Pemikiran Islam 18, no. 2 (January 10, 2019): 323.

Ainiyah, Qurrotul. “Contemporary Islamic Jurisprudence Though In The Work Of Khaled Abou El Fadl.” Jurisprudensi 11, no. 1 (2019): 22.

Akbar, Faris Maulana. “Peranan dan Kontribusi Islam Indonesia pada Peradaban Global.” Jurnal Indo-Islamika 10, no. 1 (September 30, 2020): 40–49.

Alif, Naufaldi, Laily Mafthukhatul, and Majidatun Ahmala. “Akulturasi Budaya Jawa Dan Islam Melalui Dakwah Sunan Kalijaga.” Al’adalah 23, no. 2 (October 11, 2020): 143–162.

Anggoro, Bayu. “Wayang dan Seni Pertunjukan: Kajian Sejarah Perkembangan Seni Wayang di Tanah Jawa sebagai Seni Pertunjukan dan Dakwah.” JUSPI (Jurnal Sejarah Peradaban Islam) 2, no. 2 (December 12, 2018): 122.

Anita, Dewi Evi. “Walisongo: Mengislamkan Tanah Jawa (Suatu Kajian Pustaka).” Wahana Akademika 1, no. 2 (2014): 24.

Anwar, Rosyida Nurul, and Siti Muhayati. “Upaya Membangun Sikap Moderasi Beragama Melalui Pendidikan Agama Islam Pada Mahasiswa Perguruan Tinggi.” Jurnal Pendidikan Islam 12, no. 1 (2021): 15.

Anzaikhan, M. “Qadim dalam Perspektif Ilmu Falak: Studi Analisis Pemikiran Albert Einstein.” Jurnal Pemikiran Islam 1, no. 1 (July 24, 2021): 42.

Ariesman and Iskandar. “Histori Piagam Jakarta: Spirit Perjuangan Penerapan Nilai Islam Secara Yuridis Konstitusional.” Bustanul Fuqaha: Jurnal Bidang Hukum Islam 1, no. 3 (August 9, 2020): 458–471.

Arimbawa, I Komang Suastika, and G. Arya Anggriawan. “Perkembangan Ajaran Buddha dalam Trilogi Pembebasan.” Sanjiwani: Jurnal Filsafat 11, no. 1 (July 2, 2020): 24.

Badan Litbang dan Diklat Kementerian Agama RI, and Indonesia, eds. Moderasi beragama. Cetakan pertama. Jakarta: Badan Litbang dan Diklat, Kementerian Agama RI, 2019.

Bauto, Laode Monto. “Perspektif Agama Dan Kebudayaan Dalam Kehidupan Masyarakat Indonesia.” JPIS, Jurnal Pendidikan Ilmu Sosial 23, no. 2 (2014): 15.

Dalimunthe, Dalimunthe. “Kajian Proses Islamisasi di Indonesia (Studi Pustaka).” Jurnal Studi Agama dan Masyarakat 12, no. 1 (March 20, 2017): 115–125.

Diyani, Trini. “Implementasi Paradigma Islam Wasathiyah; Strategi Menjaga Masa Depan Keindonesiaan.” SALAM: Jurnal Sosial dan Budaya Syar-i 6, no. 3 (November 9, 2019): 303–316.

Edgley, Alison. The Social and Political Thought of Noam Chomsky. London: Routledge, 2000.

F Nisa, Eva, and Faried F Saenong. “Winning the Minds and Hearts of Malay Muslim Youth: Chic Proselytisation in Contemporary Malaysia.” Journal of Al-Tamaddun 13, no. 2 (December 24, 2018): 43–54.

Fighel, Jonathan. “Hamas, Al-Qaeda and the Islamisation of the Palestinian Cause (ARI).” Area: International Terrorism (2009): 10.

Fransisca, Malia. “Moderat Antar Umat, Organisasi dan Pendidikan.” JUSPI (Jurnal Sejarah Peradaban Islam) 3, no. 1 (June 1, 2019): 85.

Gilpin, Robert, and Jean M. Gilpin. Global Political Economy: Understanding the International Economic Order. Princeton, N.J: Princeton University Press, 2001.

Hamzah, Muhammad Maulana. “Peran dan Pengaruh Fatwa Mui dalam Arus Transformasi Sosial Budaya di Indonesia.” Millah: Jurnal Studi Agama 17, no. 1 (2017): 28.

Hidayatullah, Syarif. “Gagasan Islam Nusantara Sebagai Kearifan Lokal di Indonesia.” Panangkaran: Jurnal Penelitian Agama dan Masyarakat 3, no. 1 (August 13, 2020): 1.

Husaini, Adian. “Bernard Lewis dan Apologia Barat.” TSAQAFAH 13, no. 1 (May 31, 2017): 25.

Idris, Faisal Nurdin. “Memetakan Narasi Islamisme di Medan, Sumatera Utara: Investigasi Terhadap Pola Penyebaran dan Penerimaan Terhadap Radikalisme.” JIPSi: Jurnal Ilmu Politik dan Komunikasi 5, no. 2 (2015): 25–40.

Kasdi, Abdurrohman. “The Role Of Walisongo In Developing The Islam Nusantara Civilization.” ADDIN 11, no. 1 (April 26, 2017): 1.

Malik, Abdul, Muhammad Alwi Hs, and M. Anwar Hindi. “Religious Moderation in Indonesian Islamic Scholars Articles:” Bantul, Indonesia, 2022. Accessed February 13, 2022. https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125967888.

Mambal, Ida Bagus Putu. “Hindu, Pluralitas Dan Kerukunan Beragama.” Al-Adyan: Jurnal of Religious Studies 11, no. 1 (2016): 18.

Muhsin, Ilyya, Nikmah Rochmawati, and Muhammad Chairul Huda. “Revolution of Islamic Proselytizing Organization: From Islamism to Moderate.” QIJIS (Qudus International Journal of Islamic Studies) 7, no. 1 (June 3, 2019): 45.

Mulia, Muji. “Islam Dan Transformasi Sosial Dalam Perspektif Kuntowijoyo.” Al-Ijtima`I: International Journal of Government and Social Science 3, no. 2 (2018): 117–130.

Muna, Moh. Nailul. “Moderate Islam In Local Culture Acculturation: The Strategy Of Walisongo’s Islamization.” Islamuna: Jurnal Studi Islam 7, no. 2 (December 21, 2020): 166–184.

Muthohirin, Nafi. “Radikalisme Islam dan Pergerakannya di Media Sosial.” Afkaruna 11, no. 2 (2015): 240–259.

Nazwar, Nazwar. “Konsep Ketuhanan (T’ien) dan Relevansinya dengan Pembentukan Etos Kerja dalam Ajaran Kong Hu Cu (Konfusius).” Intizar 22, no. 2 (December 24, 2016): 349.

Niam, Zainun Wafiqatun. “Konsep Islam Wasathiyah Sebagai Wujud Islam Rahmatan lil ‘alamin: Peran Nu dan Muhammadiyah dalam Mewujudkan Islam Damai di Indonesia.” Palita: Journal of Social Religion Research 4, no. 2 (October 27, 2019): 91–106.

Nurani, Shinta. “Urban Sufism And Transformation Of Islamic Culture In Millenial Society.” RELIGIA 21, no. 2 (October 21, 2018): 156–169.

Prasojo, Zaenuddin Hudi, Elmansyah Elmansyah, and Muhammed Sahrin Haji Masri. “Moderate Islam and the Social Construction of Multi-Ethnic Communities.” Indonesian Journal of Islam and Muslim Societies 9, no. 2 (December 25, 2019): 217–239.

Purwanto, Yedi, Qowaid Qowaid, Lisa’diyah Ma’rifataini, and Ridwan Fauzi. “Internalisasi Nilai Moderasi Melalui Pendidikan Agama Islam di Perguruan Tinggi Umum.” EDUKASI: Jurnal Penelitian Pendidikan Agama dan Keagamaan 17, no. 2 (August 31, 2019). Accessed February 13, 2022. https://jurnaledukasikemenag.org/index.php/edukasi/article/view/605.

Ramli, Mohd Anuar, Paizah Hj Ismail, and Ahmad Badri Abdullah. “Pendekatan Wasatiyah (sederhana) dalam Hubungan Sosial Masyarakat Majemuk di Malaysia.” Jaqfi: Jurnal Aqidah dan Filsafat Islam 1, no. 2 (2016): 18.

Razick, Ahamed Sarjoon, Iqbal Saujan, and Seyyath Mohammed Hakeema Beevi. “Buddhist and Muslim Interaction in the Post-War of Sri Lanka.” International Journal of Islamic Thought 20 (December 1, 2021): 13–24.

Ri, Kemenag. Lukman Hakim Saifuddin: Gagasan - Kinerja: Moderasi Beragama dan Transformasi Kelembagaan Pendidikan. Jakarta: Rehobot Literature (Bersama dengan Ditjen Bimas Kristen RI), 2019.

Riady, Ahmad Sugeng. “Agama dan Kebudayaan Masyarakat Perspektif Clifford Geertz.” Jurnal Sosiologi Agama Indonesia (JSAI) 2, no. 1 (March 30, 2021): 13–22.

Roni, Muhammad, and M. Anzaikhan. “Pembentukan Keluarga Shaleh Dalam Komunikasi Islam: Studi Komparasi Penafsiran Al-Qur’an.” AL-HIKMAH: Media Dakwah, Komunikasi, Sosial dan Budaya 12, no. 1 (June 30, 2021): 51–61.

Samsudin, Syafri. “Konsep Moderasi Islam Perspektif M. Quraish Shihab Dan Relevansinya Terhadap Pendidikan Agama Islam Kontemporer.” Fakultas Tarbiyah Dan Keguruan Universitas Islam Negeri Raden Intan Lampung, 2021.

Saputra, Happy, Mahdalena Nasrun, and Muhammad Anzaikhan. “Revitalizing Local Wisdom in Committing Radicalism in Aceh.” INNOVATIO: Journal for Religious Innovation Studies 21, no. 2 (December 13, 2021): 112–121.

Siringoringo, Renniwaty. “Analisis Fungsi Intermediasi Perbankan Indonesia (Studi Kasus Bank Umum Konvensional yang Tercatat di BEI Periode 2012-2016).” Jurnal Inspirasi Bisnis dan Manajemen 1, no. 2 (December 27, 2017): 135.

Sodikin, Ahmad, and Muhammad Anas Ma`arif. “Penerapan Nilai Islam Moderat Dalam Pembelajaran Pendidikan Agama Islam di Perguruan Tinggi.” EDUKASI: Jurnal Penelitian Pendidikan Agama dan Keagamaan 19, no. 2 (August 27, 2021): 188–203.

Subagiasta, I Ketut. “Filosofi Moderasi Beragama : Beragama Hindu Sangat Mudah Dan Maknai Pendidikan.” In Prosiding Webinar Nasional IAHN-TP Palangka Raya, No. 2 Tahun 2021, 16. Palang Karaya: IAHNTP, 2021.

Suratman, Efesus, Gernaida K R Pakpahan, Yusak Setianto, and Andreas Budi Setyobekti. “Moderasi Beragama dalam Perspektif Hukum Kasih” 1, no. 2 (2021): 10.

Tago, Mahli Zainudin. “Agama Dan Integrasi Sosial Dalam Pemikiran Clifford Geertz.” KALAM 7, no. 1 (March 2, 2017): 79.

Taufani, Taufani. “Pengaruh Sufisme Di Indonesia.” Potret Pemikiran 20, no. 1 (July 1, 2018): 87–97.

Wahid, Ramli Abdul. “Aliran Minoritas dalam Islam di Indonesia.” Journal of Contemporary Islam and Muslim Societies 1, no. 2 (July 14, 2018): 141.

Wahyu, Agung Minto, Afifah Chusna Az Zahra, Muhammad Iqbal Fakhrul Firdaus, and Aryudho Widyatno. “Perilaku Panic Buying Mengiringi Kemunculan COVID-19? Sebuah Studi pada Awal Pandemi di Indonesia.” Humanitas (Jurnal Psikologi) 5, no. 1 (April 30, 2021): 76–98.

Zarkasi, Ahmad. “Mengenal Pokok-Pokok Ajaran Kong Hucu.” Al-Adyan: Jurnal Studi Lintas Agama 9, no. 1 (2014): 15.

Zuhri, Amat. “Tasawuf Ekologi (Tasawuf Sebagai Solusi dalam Menanggulangi Krisis Lingkungan).” RELIGIA 12, no. 2 (October 3, 2017): 1–20.