Page 91 - TEACHING MEDIA 101

87

intellectual, ideology, public practice, personal practice, and religious
experience.

a. The intellectual dimension is a dimension that refers to social
expectations that a religious person tends to have adequate spiritual
knowledge so that the person concerned thinks, interprets, and can

explain their views on various topics about their religion. A standard
indicator of the intellectual dimension is the frequency of thinking

about religious matters. Measurement can be made by showing how
often spiritual knowledge is acquired through thought processes,
leading to the intellectual dimension's heart. In addition, this indicator

is not limited to acknowledgment or affiliation of a particular religion
but applies to all faiths so that this dimension can be used cross-

religiously.
b. The ideological dimension is a dimension that refers to social
expectations that religious individuals have beliefs about the

existence and essence of God's reality and the human relationship
with God. This dimension is represented as a solid and unquestioned
belief system in the system of personal religious construction. The

general indicators of this dimension should focus only on the logical
aspects of the existence of that transcendent reality and the power
attached to it.

c. The dimension of public practice is a dimension that refers to social
expectations that religious individuals become members of religious

communities which are manifested in public participation in religious
rituals and communal activities. In the system of personal religious
construction, this dimension is represented as patterns of behaviour

and an expression of a sense of togetherness in the community of
fellow believers of the same religion. The general indicator of this

dimension is the frequency with which a person participates in
religious services.