This study examines the relationship between interreligious contact and negative attitudes toward religious outgroup among minority Christians majority Muslims in Indonesia. It answers two research questions: Does reduce equally for Muslims? Are mediation by perceived group threat moderation discrimination important minorities majorities? The analysis is based on unique survey data collected from Christian Muslim students Ambon (the Moluccas) Yogyakarta (central Java). Results show that a...

The study aims to extend knowledge on interreligious conflicts in Indonesia by investigating the extent which perceived threat, outgroup distrust, and contact mediate relationship between majority–minority affiliation support for conflict Indonesia. We employed two modes of support, lawful violent protests, represent conflict. collected survey data, covering random samples ordinary citizens (N = 2,055, Muslims Christians) across archipelago. Our results reveal that threat is strongest...

Hood developed a Mysticism Scale based on the theoretical work of Stace. The scale was tested by and others in comparative perspective. Using an abridged version Hood's Scale, we join debate with study much larger number Christian, Muslim, Hindu respondents (1,920 college students) living Tamil Nadu, India. Our empirical analysis yields moderately reliable model mystical experience that permits comparison between three religious traditions. We argue for usefulness vertical mysticism combines...

Abstract This article presents a theoretical framework for religiocentrism that is suited to cross-religious comparisons between Christians, Muslims and Hindus. Religiocentrism defined as the combination of positive attitudes toward religious ingroup negative outgroup(s). Empirical research proves relevance construct 'religiocentrism' among Christian, Muslim Hindu college students in Tamil Nadu. Full score comparability possible but hampered case outgroup because specificity prejudice each...

To what extent does religious identification promote collective efficacy and perceived injustice that contribute to explain support for interreligious violence in Indonesia? This overarching research question is inspired by theoretical insights starting from social identity theory, noticeably enriched action theories. We use high‐quality data of 1,995 randomly selected individuals (Muslims Christians) across the Indonesian archipelago investigate mediating effects on relationship between...

Abstract This study integrates three theoretical perspectives provided by social identity theory, realistic group conflict and dominance theory to examine the relationship between religious identification interreligious contact. It relies on a unique dataset collected among Christian Muslim students in ethnically religiously diverse regions of Indonesia Philippines, where cleavages occur along lines. Religious directly predicts higher quality contact, whereas it indirectly lower quantity...

This article discusses how practitioners of Islamic Religious Education (IRE) in Dutch primary schools look at the relationship between IRE and citizenship education (CE). To what extent do they believe it is possible desirable for to contribute CE? What would an integration CE like, where see potential tensions In two extensive focus group discussions, with identity coordinators experienced teachers, relationships four dimensions, namely, identity, legal status, participation, rights, were...

This article aims to analyse the Indonesian State’s laws regarding models of religious education, by evaluating Law No. 20/2003, concerning national system education and other related laws. Two questions are highlighted: What type is favoured state? Does preference for a certain reflect specific vision state-religion relationship? Our data consisted two sources: law on system, minutes parliament meeting approving law. We found that 20/2003 expresses government mono-religious model. Indonesia...

In this study, we explain differences in support for interreligious lawful and violent protests against the religious outgroup. Combining religiosity social identity approaches, take three dimensions of (namely, practices, beliefs salience) into consideration related to conflict, next relevant control characteristics. The analysis is based on survey data ( N = 2026) collected among a random sample Muslims n 1451) Christians 575) across Indonesian archipelago. Our findings show that members...

This article seeks, first, to offer a comprehensive theoretical framework of religious practice — based particularly on the works Stark and Glock that may be used in comparative research among adherents different traditions. Secondly we clarify role agents socialization their function as "reference others", taking into account contributions Bajzek, Milanesi Schlenker. The empirical analysis data these considerations brings light model institutional whereby Christian, Islamic Hindu traditions...

This article analyses Indonesian students’ preferences for different types of religious education, with the help their personal characteristics and inter-group attitudes. We investigate a comparative understanding Muslim, Christian Hindu students education. The measurement models education shows that mono-religious model consists all aspects A remarkable result is in models, attitudinal aspect (sometimes together affective) most dominant aspect. cognitive absent inter-religious model. On...

How do Christians, Muslims and Hindus interpret religions other than their own? The theoretical framework of the research is models religious pluralism developed by scholars in field theology religions, especially Knitter. authors pay special attention to pluralistic models, which have so far remained rather unclear. Special paid gender as a factor influencing levels agreement with pluralism. Empirical undertaken among Christian, Muslim Hindu college students Tamil Nadu 2003 reveals three...

There is no gainsaying that in a globalized world, economic and technological development greatly determine human wellbeing. In the Indian context, dialectics between socialist capitalist economy, while giving way to latter since 1991, has progressively led enlargement of middle class, yet widened gap rich poor. Such situation points importance socioeconomic rights for guaranteeing flourishing. The question we pose whether religions can play significant role favoring these rights, given...