Ghaitsa: Islamic Education Journal
Vol. 7 No. 2 (2026): June (In Press)

Integrating Multicultural Values In Islamic Religious Education: A Strategy For Fostering Religious Tolerance In Plural Societies

Waluyo Waluyo (UNU Surakarta)
Aminullah (UNU Surakarta)
Choirunnisa (UNU Surakarta)
Alfi Susilowati (UNU Surakarta)



Article Info

Publish Date
04 Jun 2026

Abstract

Pluralistic societies in the digital era face increasingly complex challenges of intolerance due to disinformation and religious-based social polarization. Islamic Religious Education (IRE) has strategic potential in instilling multicultural values, religious moderation, and tolerance, but its practice is often monological and normative, so it lacks dialogical skills, critical literacy, and life skills in diversity. This research aims to formulate a strategy for integrating multicultural values into the curriculum and pedagogy of IRE to strengthen tolerance in a pluralistic society. The method used was a structured literature review of Sinta 2 and Scopus indexed literature. The results showed that the insertion of the themes of coexistence, human rights, maqasid al shariah and fiqh al ta'ayush in the core learning outcomes, combined with interpretive approaches, interfaith dialogue, text-based debate, and cooperative learning, effectively increased empathy and cross-group perspectives. The integration of digital literacy including source verification, civic online reasoning, and Qur'ani digital ethics strengthens students' resistance to hoaxes and hate speech. School-community collaboration and teacher training in moderation pedagogy strengthen the norm of tolerance as a daily practice. The study offers a Digital Moderation Multicultural IRE model that systematically integrates cognitive, affective, and practical in the curriculum.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ghaitsa

Publisher

Subject

Religion Education

Description

Ghaitsa: Islamic Education Journal is a double-blind peer-reviewed journal on education and teacher training. Ghaitsa Journal is intended to provide academic forums for researchers who are interested in the discussion of current and future issues on education and teacher training, especially in the ...