Krisis Identitas Iman di Kalangan Mahasiswa Kristen “Tantangan bagi Pendidikan Agama Kristen di Era Digital”

Boby Andika Sinaga

Abstract


The crisis of faith identity among Christian students has become an increasingly visible phenomenon in the digital era, marked by spiritual disorientation, syncretistic tendencies, and alienation from faith communities. This article presents this issue as a major challenge for Christian Religious Education (CRE) in addressing the complexity of information technology development that shapes the mindset, values, and faith relations of the younger generation. Employing a qualitative theological approach and analysis of contemporary literature, this study explores the roots of the crisis and re-evaluates the relevance of CRE curricula and methods in the digital context. The findings reveal that the lack of integration between faith and daily life, minimal personal spiritual mentoring, and the dominance of individualistic digital culture are the main contributing factors to this identity crisis. The study concludes by emphasizing the urgent need for a contextual, relational, and transformative CRE in order to restore the holistic faith identity of Christian students.

 

Keywords: faith identity crisis, Christian students, Christian Religious Education, digital era, theological transformation

 



Krisis identitas iman di kalangan mahasiswa Kristen menjadi fenomena yang kian mengemuka di era digital, ditandai oleh ketidakjelasan arah spiritual, kecenderungan sinkretisme, serta keterasingan terhadap komunitas iman. Artikel ini mengangkat permasalahan tersebut sebagai tantangan utama bagi Pendidikan Agama Kristen (PAK) dalam menjawab kompleksitas perkembangan teknologi informasi yang membentuk pola pikir, nilai, dan relasi keberimanan generasi muda. Dengan menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif teologis dan analisis literatur kontemporer, kajian ini menelusuri akar krisis identitas iman serta menilai kembali relevansi kurikulum dan metode PAK dalam konteks digital. Hasil temuan menunjukkan bahwa lemahnya integrasi iman dan kehidupan, minimnya pendampingan spiritual personal, serta dominasi budaya digital yang individualistik menjadi faktor dominan krisis. Simpulan dari kajian ini menekankan urgensi transformasi PAK yang bersifat kontekstual, relasional, dan transformatif demi pemulihan identitas iman mahasiswa Kristen secara holistik.

 

Kata Kunci: krisis identitas iman, mahasiswa Kristen, Pendidikan Agama Kristen, era digital, transformasi teologis


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