Dynamics of Muslim and Catholic Communication in Building a Pluralist Village of Deliksari Semarang

Abstract

The research aims to find out how the Deliksari Village community fosters the value of pluralism through communication. To gain a more comprehensive understanding, the author conducted field research using a phenomenological approach. To obtain information, the author conducted in-depth interviews with a number of religious figures, community leaders and the public. The results show that the pluralism that developed in Deliksari Village occurred because intense and harmonious communication was built by religious leaders and community leaders and there was no rejection from the community. Everyone works together to understand each other, both Muslim and Catholic communities discuss and deliberate to reach common ground when discussing a problem. In the researchers' findings, parents and religious leaders in the village provide a foundation for their children by involving children in reciting the Koran from an early age, learning prayer practices, and regular recitation for children. Apart from that, children are included in religious activities in the community, such as yasinan-tahlilan, IPNU-IPPNU, routine recitations for each RT, congregational prayers, grand recitations, and others. In major Islamic religious activities, church youth often take part, such as during recitations, etc. The interactions that occur in the Deliksari community are forms of interpersonal, inter-personal and group communication that alternate indirectly and are very intense.