A Review on Writings on Religious Tolerance in Malaysia

Indonesia is a country that consists of various ethnic groups, cultures and religions. Religious differences have the potential to social conflict if mutual respect is poor, or too concerned about other people's religious affairs. The issue can certainly threaten Indonesia's unity. Through this religious humanism approach it is expected that it will foster awareness that God's law that teaches affection for others can be used as a basis for citizens' behavior in social, national and state life. This paper aims to describe the process of optimizing civic education as a religious humanist education in higher education. This study employs a qualitative approach that is descriptive over reality with the aim of interpreting social phenomenon in the form of case studies obtained from print media, electronic media and literature. In the research, it is found that there is still prohibition of celebrating religious commemoration and the difficulty of building houses of worship which shows that there is intolerance. This can cause relationship disharmony among religious communities. Optimizing civic education by emphasizing religious human values can build harmony in religious life.

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Intercultural Theology in the Multicultural Context of Muslim-Buddhist Relation in Malaysia: History, Identity, and Issues

Awang

Ramli

Rahman

2022

Religions

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Relationship-oriented questions have always been at the crossroads of ethnoreligious identity, religious freedom, religious conversion, religious prejudice, and religious pluralism throughout Muslim-Buddhist co-existence in the sixth century within the Malay Archipelago. Other faiths could be freely practised except for propagation towards Muslim communities with Islam being the religion of the federation. This study aimed to explore Muslim-Buddhist relation types and the issues underpinning the following themes: history, identity, and concerns. Content and thematic analysis as well discourse analysis were utilised as the study method for data collection and evaluation. The data were thematically analysed with ATLAS.ti, a qualitative analysis software. Resultantly, the Muslim-Buddhist interaction pattern in Malaysia has occurred (culturally and religiously) from the early establishment of both religious communities. This relation, which has shifted in ethnoreligious orientation at every interaction level, opens more avenues and complexities requiring holistic management.

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A Review on Writings on Religious Tolerance in Malaysia

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Antecedents of Religious Tolerance in Southeast Asia

Antecedents of Religious Tolerance in Southeast Asia

The Optimization of Civic Education in Building the Harmony of Religious Life Through Religious Humanism Approach

Intercultural Theology in the Multicultural Context of Muslim-Buddhist Relation in Malaysia: History, Identity, and Issues

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