Abstract:
In the context of embracing and promoting of respecting diversity, education and school has pivotal role to conduct the inter-religious and multi-religious dialogue in preventing of violence and minimize of prejudice, hatred from religion because of no dialogue and no understanding of each. From sociologist perspective, the manifest function of education is the cultural transmission of values. According to Henslin (2008), “the cultural transmission of values in reference to education, the ways in which schools transmit a society’s culture, especially its core values” (Henslin, 506). In this paper, I would like to explain my small research and reflection from my experience when I include in managing of diversity in one private school in Yogyakarta. As the inclusive-multicultural school, the school has program in embracing of religious diversity not only for students but also all school members (staff, teacher and parent). To analyze the practice of inter-religious dialogue among teachers and students, I use Abu-Nimer (2000), Swidler (2008) theories to understand the impact, obstacles and benefit of inter and multi religious the school?s program which has dialogued of the religion teaching and values among the students, teachers and also staff. In additional, I also use the theory by Sterkens (2011) to explain the religious education model and religiosity program that run in the school. I use qualitative method to study this issue by interview students and teachers, collect some references from books, journal and website to sharpen and to strengthen the data and information. The aim of this paper is to understand and explain that being inclusive and open minded people, it could be many ways, including through multi and inter-religious practices in education.
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