Islamic Ecotheology and Environmental Communication: Strengthening Ecological Awareness through Green Dakwah at Daarut Tauhiid Islamic Boarding School, Bandung
Keywords:
Boarding School, Ecological awareness, Green Dakwah, Islamic ecotheology, Participatory communication
Abstract
This study develops an Integrative-Transformative Green Dakwah paradigm to strengthen the ecological awareness of santri at Daarut Tauhiid Boarding School, Bandung. Using a mixed-methods sequential exploratory design, qualitative data were collected through interviews, observation, and documentation, followed by a quantitative survey of 335 respondents using a Likert-scale questionnaire. The findings show that Green Dakwah is grounded in Islamic ecotheological values, particularly tawhid, khalifah, amanah, mizan, and rahmah, and communicated through education, role modeling, habituation, dialogue, participation, and direct ecological practices. Ecological awareness was very high in the epistemological (M = 4.65) and methodological (M = 4.37) dimensions, while the praxis dimension was lower (M = 4.04), indicating a knowledge–action gap. The study reconstructs Green Dakwah as a transformative process integrating Islamic ecotheology, participatory communication, value internalization, ecological awareness, ecological praxis, and pesantren ecological culture. The model offers theoretical and practical contributions to strengthening sustainable ecological culture in Islamic educational institutions.
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Published
2026-09-23
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Mubarok, A., Pimay, A., Fikri, I., & Nurachmadi, S. (2026). Islamic Ecotheology and Environmental Communication: Strengthening Ecological Awareness through Green Dakwah at Daarut Tauhiid Islamic Boarding School, Bandung. DAWUH : Islamic Communication Journal, 7(3), 67-84. https://doi.org/10.62159/dawuh.v7i3.3020
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