This study explores attitudes towards the poor among Christian and Muslim secondary school students in Indonesia. Are there significant differences between Muslims and Christians with regard to these attitudes and, if any, how could they be explained? The authors argue that there is little reason to expect differences based on religious affiliation alone, because both Christianity and Islam pay special attention to poverty alleviation and economic justice in teachings and moral guidelines. However, specific religious beliefs and practices could still result in different attitudes towards the poor among Muslims and Christians. This study investigates to what extent beliefs such as attitudes towards religious plurality, fundamentalism, religious salience and religious practices are related with attitudes towards the poor. The potential differential effects of non-religious factors like socio-economic status, social dominance orientation, bonding and bridging social capital, compassion and school activities are also taken into account.

这项研究探讨了印度尼西亚基督教和穆斯林中学学生对穷人的态度。在这些态度上，穆斯林和基督徒之间是否存在重大差异？如果有的话，该如何解释？作者认为，没有理由指望仅基于宗教信仰会产生差异，因为基督教和伊斯兰教在教学和道德准则中都特别关注扶贫和经济正义。但是，特定的宗教信仰和习俗仍然可能导致穆斯林和基督教徒对穷人的态度有所不同。这项研究调查了对宗教多元化的看法，原教旨主义，宗教显着性和宗教习俗等信念与对穷人的态度在多大程度上相关。