Aktivisme Lingkungan Berbasis Keagamaan: Konstruksi Budaya Hijau dalam Komunitas Keagamaan Generasi Muda Indonesia

Authors

  • Umar Mukhtar Siregar Universitas Negeri Medan Author
  • Hidayat Herman Universitas Negeri Medan Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.63462/cswdkj61

Keywords:

aktivisme lingkungan, generasi muda, agama, budaya hijau, ekologi digital

Abstract

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memahami bagaimana aktivisme lingkungan berbasis keagamaan dikonstruksi dan diartikulasikan oleh generasi muda di Indonesia. Fenomena ini semakin berkembang seiring meningkatnya kesadaran ekologis dan pemaknaan ulang ajaran keagamaan di era perubahan iklim dan digitalisasi. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan metode fenomenologi dan analisis wacana kritis (AWK) untuk menggali praktik, narasi, dan makna yang dibangun dalam komunitas keagamaan yang terlibat dalam gerakan lingkungan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa generasi muda memaknai lingkungan sebagai bagian dari moralitas spiritual, bukan semata-mata persoalan ekologis. Aktivisme lingkungan dipahami sebagai wujud tanggung jawab keagamaan melalui konsep seperti khalifah fil ardh, stewardship, serta doktrin kasih semesta dalam berbagai tradisi keagamaan. Selain itu, penelitian ini menemukan bahwa konstruksi budaya hijau bersifat hybrid, yaitu menggabungkan ajaran agama, pengetahuan ilmiah, dan budaya digital.

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Published

2025-01-30

How to Cite

Siregar, U. M., & Herman, H. (2025). Aktivisme Lingkungan Berbasis Keagamaan: Konstruksi Budaya Hijau dalam Komunitas Keagamaan Generasi Muda Indonesia. Social Integrity Journal, 2(1), 33-40. https://doi.org/10.63462/cswdkj61