FORESTS AS PEDAGOGICAL SPACES FOR ENERGY RESILIENCE: ECOLOGICAL BASED CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CURRICULUM DESIGN IN POST-DISASTER INDONESIA

Sianipar, Desi and Telaumbanua, Sozanolo (2025) FORESTS AS PEDAGOGICAL SPACES FOR ENERGY RESILIENCE: ECOLOGICAL BASED CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CURRICULUM DESIGN IN POST-DISASTER INDONESIA. In: International World Energy Conference, 12-13 December 2025, Kayseri, Turkey.

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Abstract

Indonesia faces a high level of ecological vulnerability due to deforestation, climate change, and weak natural resource governance, resulting in increased flooding and landslides as well as declining energy resilience. These challenges are not merely technical–environmental issues but also reflect a broader social, moral, and pedagogical crisis, including low levels of ecological literacy within society. In this context, Christian Religious Education (CRE) holds strategic potential to cultivate ecological awareness and faith-based responsibility for the care of creation. This study aims to formulate an ecology-based CRE curriculum design that utilizes forests as pedagogical spaces to strengthen energy resilience in post-disaster contexts in Indonesia. The research employs a qualitative method with a literature review approach, involving thematic analysis of Scopus-indexed scholarly publications alongside official government and reputable institutional sources. The findings indicate that deforestation significantly contributes to ecosystem degradation, disruption of hydrological and natural energy cycles, and heightened disaster risks. Post-disaster forests can function as transformative pedagogical spaces through action-based learning practices such as reforestation, field observation, and theological–ecological reflection. In conclusion, an ecology-based CRE curriculum that integrates creation theology, contextual pedagogy, and energy resilience issues has strong potential to enhance the role of Christian religious education in ecological recovery, disaster risk mitigation, and the formation of post-disaster recovery agents oriented toward human flourishing or shalom.

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