Religious Moderation from a Gender Equality Perspective
Religious Moderation from a Gender Equality Perspective

Summary/Abstract: The potential of religious conflict is quite high in Indonesia. It is often triggered by the behaviour of exclusive religion and the various religious thought that always try to conquer the truth within community without respecting each other. This study aims to know religious moderation in its development needs and potential optimalization of the role of gender equality. A qualitative approach was used, and the study methodology was library-based research. The results show that religious moderation in the perspective of gender equality can be a tool to read the religious cultural’s community in religious practice, respectively tolerance, respecting differences, and recognizing the diversity. Religious moderation was Indonesia policy in bilateral, regional and multilateral level to create the world’s peace. Moreover, this study indicated that women should be the main indicator in religious moderation mainstreaming to change the weakness of women and the nation. It is expected to become the power of religious culture that puts and fights for the interests of the nation if there is a religious conflict.

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