Merajut iman dan budaya: Peran pemuda gereja melestarikan tradisi temu pengantin Jawa dalam perspektif pendidikan agama Kristen kontekstual
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https://doi.org/10.30995/kur.v11i1.1144Keywords:
Christian identity; contextual Christian education; faith-culture dialogue; Javanesse; local wisdom; temu pengantin tradition; theology of contextual; dialog iman-budaya; identitas Kristen; kearifan lokal; kejawen; pendidikan agama Kristen kontekstual; teologi kontekstualAbstract
This article examines the contextual Christian religious education model in preserving the Temu Pengantin tradition by church youth in Indonesia. Employing a theological-cultural analytical approach, this study explores the relevance and significance of Javanese traditional wedding ceremonies as a dialogical space between Christian values and local wisdom. The research finds that preserving the Temu Pengantin tradition within Javanese Christian communities contributes significantly to forming a contextual Christian identity rooted in local culture while remaining faithful to the essence of Christian faith. The article proposes a transformative hermeneutical approach that facilitates critical-constructive dialogue between Christian faith and local cultural traditions, and offers a multidimensional Christian religious education model that integrates cultural elements as materials for theological reflection. This study contributes to developing a culturally-informed and contextual Christian religious education paradigm in Indonesia that bridges the gap between Christian faith and its artistic expressions.
Abstrak
Artikel ini mengkaji model pendidikan agama Kristen kontekstual dalam upaya pelestarian tradisi Temu Pengantin oleh pemuda gereja di Indonesia. Dengan menggunakan pendekatan analisis teologis-kultural, studi ini mengeksplorasi relevansi dan signifikansi tradisi pernikahan adat Jawa sebagai ruang dialog antara nilai-nilai kekristenan dan kearifan lokal. Penelitian ini menemukan bahwa pelestarian tradisi Temu Pengantin dalam komunitas Kristen Jawa memberikan kontribusi penting dalam pembentukan identitas Kristen kontekstual yang berakar pada budaya lokal sekaligus setia pada esensi iman Kristen. Artikel ini mengusulkan pendekatan hermeneutika transformatif yang memungkinkan dialog kritis-konstruktif antara iman Kristen dan tradisi budaya lokal, serta menawarkan model pendidikan agama Kristen multidimensional yang mengintegrasikan unsur-unsur budaya sebagai bahan refleksi teologis. Studi ini berkontribusi pada pengembangan paradigma pendidikan agama Kristen yang berbudaya dan kontekstual di Indonesia yang menjembatani kesenjangan antara iman Kristen dan ekspresi kulturalnya.
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