Moderation of Religiosity in The View of Islam Nusantara

Abstract

Religion can bring social violence, it can also bring peace. In the context of a multicultural Indonesian society. Religion for its adherents, ideally needs to be presented as a peacemaker. In that context, Islam Nusantara carries the notion of religious moderation as the term: tawasut (moderatin) dan tawadzun (balance). What size and how the application is, it is the focus of this study. To answer those questions, this study utilizes a qualitative method, based on literary study and discussions with NU administrators Central Java. The result are: (1) how to teach a reconciling religion patterned: a. utilizing local wisdom; b. prioritizing teaching ethics first and the religious law; c. utilizing communal ritual as community meeting and then introducing the adaptive religious. (2) It is trough this understanding and teaching that the notion of religious moderation is widespreaad in Indonesia.