How does religious tolerance interact with non-violence attitude among Muslims in Indonesia?

Abstract

This study investigates how local wisdom and nationalism influence the

relationship between religious tolerance and a nonviolent attitude in

Indonesia. Due to Indonesia's diverse religions and cultures, fostering

tolerance and nonviolence is essential for social stability. According to this

study, nationalism and respect for local wisdom are related to tolerance and

nonviolence itself. It is, moreover, testing the effectiveness of these roles in

the relationship of tolerance and religious nonviolence among pluralistic

Indonesians. This study uses a quantitative approach to test the theoretical

mediation model. It investigates whether nationalism and respect for local

wisdom serve as mediators between religious tolerance and religious

nonviolence. The study included 1936 Muslims in Indonesia, with a mean

age of 32.40 (SD=7.754) and a range from 17 to 48 years. The sample

consisted of 1497 (77.3%) men and 439 (22.7%) women. Other

characteristics were that 1040 (53.7%) of the sample had undergraduate

education, 107 (5.5%) postgraduate, and 789 (40.8%) high school. This

study found a significant relationship between religious tolerance and

religious nonviolence; both were mediated by nationalism and respect for

local wisdom as essential mediators. The findings suggest that those who are

religiously tolerant cannot stand alone in their relationship with nonviolence;

instead, they must be accompanied by their own nationalism and respect for

local wisdom.