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Youth religious moderation model and tolerance strengthening through intellectual humility


Hadi Pajarianto
Imam Pribadi
Nur S. Galugu

Abstract

Religious moderation is a crucial issue, along with religious and cultural values that develop in society. Religious moderation’s success will significantly  determine millennial Muslim youth’s tolerant attitudes, mediated by intellectual humility. This study aimed to identify and design a model of religious  moderation on tolerance by mediating intellectual humility. The research used mixed methods; data analysis used NVivo 12 Plus (software by QSR  International), to compile variable nominations; and Partial Least Squares - Structural Equation (PLS-SEM) creates research models. There were 350  Indonesian youth informants in the study, which used interviews and focus group discussions. The results showed that religious moderation in youth,  including national commitment, antiviolence and acceptance of local culture, can strengthen tolerance, mediated by intellectual humility. The tolerant  attitude shows high and stable data and confirms the strengthening of religious moderation in young people. From the identification, a model of  religious moderation in youth was designed and revised, and the results have met all the requirements for modelling so that it can be continued for  testing.


Contribution: This research provides essential assistance in implementing religious moderation for young people, which is currently the most prevalent  issue in Indonesia. The world needs a moderate religious attitude to become a middle ground for various religious and cultural differences among  people globally.