Gerakan Budaya, Modernitas Reflektif, dan Implikasinya terhadap Pendidikan Karakter dalam Pendidikan Agama Islam

Abstract

Contemporary society is characterized by an increasing level of individual reflexivity toward values, traditions, and cultural practices, including religious life. This condition has given rise to various forms of cultural movements that seek to influence ways of thinking, attitudes, and everyday behavior through symbols, lifestyles, and cultural expressions. This article aims to analyze the concept of cultural movements and reflexive modernity and examine their implications for character education within Islamic Religious Education. This study employs a qualitative approach using library research, focusing on critical analysis of relevant literature in cultural sociology and Islamic education. The findings indicate that reflexive modernity encourages a shift in the understanding of religion from a normative and taken-for-granted framework toward a more reflective and selective orientation. In this context, cultural movements function as mediating forces in shaping new forms of religious consciousness, which may either reinforce or weaken religious character values. Therefore, Islamic Religious Education is required to develop a character education approach that goes beyond normative-doctrinal transmission and adopts a contextual and reflective orientation. Such an approach is essential to enable learners to engage critically with the dynamics of modern culture while maintaining the foundational values of Islam. This study is expected to contribute theoretically to the development of Islamic Religious Education that remains relevant and responsive to the challenges of modern society.