How To Cite: Ihsan, M. N., et. al. (2021) Crystallization of Santeri's Religious Attitudes through the Boarding Cultural Process. Journal of Social Science 2(5). https://doi.org/10.46799/jss.v2i5.225 E-Issn: 2721-5202 Published By: Ridwan Institut ISSN : P 2720-9938 E 2721-5202 Crystallization of Santeri's Religious Attitudes through the Boarding Cultural Process Mahlil Nurul Ihsan, Nurwadjah Ahmad, Aan Hasanah, Andewi Suhartini Mahasiswa Pascasarjana UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung, Indonesia Email: mahlilnurulihsan05@gmail.com, nurwadjah.ahmad@uinsgd.ac.id, aan.hasanah@uinsgd.ac.id, andewi.suhartini@uinsgd.ac.id ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT Received 08 September 2021 Revision 13 September 2021 Approved 17 September 2021 Each Boarding culture has a unique variation in shaping the religious attitudes of students. This problem was initially caused by the weakness of the Boarding culture, which caused the moral decadence of students so that the process of Boarding culture had to be strengthened. This type of research uses qualitative field research with descriptive methods and data collection techniques using interviews, documentation, and observation. This study explains the cultural process of the modern Al- Aqsho Islamic boarding school, Sumedang Regency, consisting of religious socialization, modernity, moderation, adaptation emphasizing modern life systems, habituation which is applied more to the habituation of the grantor system, and enculturation showing modern Boarding culture. Meanwhile, the cultural process of Al-Ittifaq Islamic Boarding School in Bandung Regency consists of religious socialization, entrepreneurship, and society, adaptation emphasizing the adaptation of spiritual experiences, adaptation highlighting the social life system of the community, adaptation to the entrepreneurial work environment, habituation applied to the religious method, community and entrepreneurship and enculturation shown religious agribusiness Boarding culture. Keywords: Crystallization of students' religious attitudes; Boarding cultural process INTRODUCTION Boarding is a religious environment with religious values embodied in spiritual experiences that can be actualized by applying Boarding culture. Each Boarding has an essential role in shaping the faith, holiness, and religious attitudes of students that benefit their lives through teaching, habituation, example, training, motivating, and enforcing the rules of the Boarding. These efforts show the form of Boarding's cultural life, which aims to critique the religious attitudes of students. The purpose of Boarding cultural education is to shape the religious attitudes of students through the leadership of the Kiyai and then applied by the students (Chasanah, 2021). The philosophy of the Santeri can also be formed through the obedience of the Santeri towards the Kiai so that compliance becomes the culture of the Boarding (Zaenuddin & Choiriyah, 2021). The cultural climate of the Boarding has an essential role in shaping the attitudes and personality of the Santeri (Prasetyo, 2021). In addition to the formation of the religious philosophy of students, Islamic boarding schools have an essential role in growing life skills, both in empowering students through student entrepreneurship and other abilities (Anggadwita, Dana, Ramadani, & Ramadan, 2021). Students' ability is formed to understand religion and the world and be useful in their lives. Religious attitudes are formed from beliefs and practices of spiritual teachings applied in everyday life that can reflect religious attitudes (Naro, Abubakar, Syatar, Amiruddin, & Pallawagau, 2021). The religious attitudes of students can be formed from the family environment, school