Tolerance Education Through Islamic Religious Education in Indonesia

Abstract

nowadays, social conflicts are still exists and almost founded in every county around The Globe. Even in Indonesia, based on data reported by Mabes Polri, The conflict tends to increase 50% every year between 2010 and 2013. Therefore, in 2012 government of Indonesia released law of social conflict management No. 7 2012. Generally, the law regulates about prevention, cessation, and recovery after conflict. Based on that regulation, keeping peace in society is one of the best ways to prevent social conflict and the Government should facilitates this among others through strengthening religious education both in schools and society. This paper seeks to provide argumentative review about the importance of Islamic religious education in schools in an effort to instill tolerance in the pupil in Indonesian context.