IMPLEMENTASI NILAI RELIGIUSITAS DAN TOLERANSI DALAM PEMBERDAYAAN MASYARAKAT PADA JAMAAH MASJID AL-HIKMAH SIDOMUKTI SALATIGA
Abstract
This study is specifically aims to 1) describe the implementation ofIslamicvalues as well as tolerance in the people’s lives; and 2) explorethe potential synergy of the contributions driven by both values(religiousity and tolerance) in the community empowerment. Thefindings of the research are: 1)the internalization of the religious valueshappens when there is a harmony in the work as done cooperativelybetween the committee in charge of the congregation activities and theperson involve in the activities to revive the mosque activities as a whole;2)the development of the values of tolerance proven empirically inpeople’s openness to variety of individuals’ praying rituals and theharmonious relationship between the members of the congregation andthe members of the local communities, including non-Moslem people;and 3) the synergy of the implementation of religious values and tolerancecan be clearly seen in the empowering of the members of thecongregation in the aspect of social life (through education and economicdevelopment) and their freedom to participate in the recent electionbased on each member’s political orientation.