The Relationship Between Humanity Values and Religious Tolerance for Strengthening The Social Cohesion of Urban Communities in Malaysia: A Conceptual Framework

Abstract

The value of humanity is one of the shared values that can strengthen community cohesion, especially in high-risk urban communities. The formation of shared values must be based on local values because each community is formed with local culture and religion. The attitude of religious tolerance is closely related to human moral values that need to be practiced at the individual, community and institutional levels to ensure unity in a multi-religious community. This writing discusses the relationship between humanity values from various religions and religious tolerance as an element of strengthening social cohesion in urban communities. This writing also proposes a conceptual framework for the relationship between humanity values and religious tolerance for strengthening the social cohesion of urban communities. The process of collection and analysis will be performed to validate or refine the hypothesis that has been formulate in this writing.