Published 2025-01-01
Keywords
- Religious Moderation,
- Local Wisdoms,
- Moderate Values,
- Lampung Society
Copyright (c) 2025 Idham Kholid (Author)

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Abstract
The implementation of religious moderation (moderasi beragama) in public lives has been a main concern of the Ministry of Religious Affairs nowadays. However, such endeavor still frequently faces challenges and even obstructions in myriad forms. This study thus aims to reveal that local wisdoms as preserved by certain community are able to serve as the cultural base in reinforcing the actualization of religious moderation. By taking a case of some local wisdoms enlivened by society in Lampung, this paper also intends to show that religious moderation is certainly inadequate if merely applied through top-down step, but it should be incorporated in the grass-root level as well. This study employs qualitative method by collecting data through observation, interview, and relevant resources. This study, therefore, points out that local community indeed has their own ways and mechanisms to deal with religious contentions and conflicts. Local wisdoms can potentially be social basis in empowering the program of religious moderation.
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