The Education of "Orang Basudara": The Development of Multicultural Education in the Higher Education of Maluku Indonesian Christian University and Its Contribution to Maintain Peace in Maluku

Abstract

The education of orang basudara (literally translated as brothers and sisters) is a process of developing higher education that is rooted in the local wisdom of the people in Moluccas, it is the culture of living as brothers and sisters. The education of orang basudara on one side is aimed to shape the capacity of human’s intellectual, and on other side, to shape the human’s characters which receive and respect the reality of pluralism, and it will contribute to develop and maintain peace among the people of Moluccas that just moved out from the social conflict. This research uses the qualitative method. The locus is in the Indonesia Maluku Christian University. This university was a victim of conflict but had the strong commitment to keep the Education of orang basudara in order to develop and maintain peace in the Moluccas. The result of this research can be an example of reconstructing the role of the higher education in developing and maintaining peace in the middle of plural society.