Pendidikan Agama Dalam Kultur Sekolah Demokratis

Abstract

The aim of this study generally is to determine and describe the religious education in a democratic school culture as one of potential strategies in disseminating religious de-radicalization in schools. Applying qualitative naturalistic approach with case study, this study focuses on the location in Christian High School Urimessing Ambon. The object of this research was the all democratic phenomena found in the process of teaching and learning of Christian education. The results of this study can be described as follows: religious education in a democratic school culture has potential to disseminate de-radicalization because the learning process optimized the attitude of critical thinking on freedom, independence, and accountability assumed to build the belief, attitude and norm of student to: (1) deepen and believe their own religious teachings; (2) commit to transform their religious teachings in their daily life, both individually and socially; and (3) become the real ones getting off from violence and anarchy in realizing their objectives.