Refleksi: Jurnal Kajian Agama dan Filsafat
Vol. 24 No. 2 (2025): Refleksi

Planting Values, Reaping Harmony: Ecological Praxis and Religious Moderation in an Indonesian Eco-Pesantren

Ahkmad Fatoni (Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta)
Bambang Irawan (Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 Dec 2025

Abstract

The ecological crisis and increasing social vulnerability caused by climate-related disasters indicate that environmental stewardship cannot be approached solely as a technical agenda, but must also be grounded in value-based and practice-oriented education. This article examines Pesantren Ekologi Ath-Thaariq in West Java as a case of an Indonesian eco-pesantren where ecological praxis serves as a formative medium for religious moderation. Employing a qualitative case-study design, the study draws on field observations, in-depth interviews with eight informants (caretakers, teachers, students, and non-Muslim visitors), and document analysis of the pesantren’s curriculum and interfaith ecological programs. Data were analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis. The findings show that religious moderation at Ath-Thaariq is not primarily transmitted through doctrinal instruction, but emerges as a habitus shaped through ecological labor, everyday ethics of sharing, and action-based interfaith engagement. Programs that frame nature as a shared home “one roof, one air, one earth”, enable participants from different religious backgrounds to collaborate as co-stewards of the environment. This study contributes to discussions on religious moderation by demonstrating how ecological praxis functions as a lived ethical framework that fosters interfaith solidarity and collective responsibility in responding to ecological challenges.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

refleksi

Publisher

Subject

Social Sciences

Description

Refleksi (ISSN 0215 6253) is a journal published by the Faculty of Ushuluddin Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University, Jakarta. The Journal specializes in Qur'an and Hadith studies, Islamic Philosophy, and Religious studies, and is intended to communicate original researches and current issues ...