Interfaith Collaboration in Community Service Through the 2026 KKN-T Program as an Implementation of Religious Moderation in Lembang Kaduaja, Gandang Batu Sillanan Subdistrict
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.59002/jpkma.v3i2.231Keywords:
KKN-T, interfaith collaboration, tolerance, Lembang Kaduaja, religious moderationAbstract
This article aims to analyze interfaith collaboration in the implementation of the 2026 Thematic Community Service Program (KKN-T) as a manifestation of religious moderation in Lembang Kaduaja, Gandang Batu Sillanan Subdistrict. The study employs a qualitative descriptive approach using participatory methods. Data were collected through observation, documentation, and interactions with students, the community, the village government, and religious leaders. The results indicate that religious moderation is manifested through various social activities, such as raising awareness about environmental cleanliness in Islamic educational settings, assisting with wedding preparations for Christian families involving Muslim residents, community-based road cleanup efforts, and collaboration between students from IAKN Toraja and IAIN Parepare in the construction of village facilities. These activities demonstrate practices of tolerance, openness, social solidarity, mutual assistance, and cooperation in prioritizing the common good. The KKN-T program also serves as an interfaith learning space for students through their experiences interacting and working alongside the community. Thus, the KKN-T program serves as a strategic space for implementing religious moderation through interfaith social practices.
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