Religion and Social/Political Institutions
In every tradition there exists a religion, a system of belief beyond the grasp of man. Human beings have a desire for a supreme being, something they acquire through religion. Religion serves the purpose of quenching man’s thirst to be good and peaceful thereby creating some order. It does not matter how or when the development of man began, his overwhelming urge to worship has formed and will continue to give rise to more kinds of religious behaviors. Man’s need for religion is so powerful that it has developed a variety of practices, attitudes and beliefs. Even though the world has different traditions with varying practices and beliefs, these traditions have a way of justifying existent political or social institutions through religious means so that those institutions are viewed as just and legitimate enough to be obeyed and preserved.
Religion endorses the belief in a fair world, opposition of equality, political …show more content…
An observation into the annals of history can reveal that there has always been an influence of some nature from religion and its belief which brought about conflicts of war and even brought peace in the world. In the modern society however, the element of secularism has propelled the notion of separation between church and state (Mandaville 113). This idea of secularism has recently been reviewed with scholars taking a different school of thought which points to the fact that religion does in fact shape not only politics but world civilization at large. Scholar Samuel Huntington for instance sees that several conflicts among civilizations are religious (Mandaville 114). There are few if any traditions around the world that that oppose their specific social or political institutions and arrangements. Most conflicts that are noted are those between competing religions that have a massive influence with millions or billions of
In every tradition there exists a religion, a system of belief beyond the grasp of man. Human beings have a desire for a supreme being, something they acquire through religion. Religion serves the purpose of quenching man’s thirst to be good and peaceful thereby creating some order. It does not matter how or when the development of man began, his overwhelming urge to worship has formed and will continue to give rise to more kinds of religious behaviors. Man’s need for religion is so powerful that it has developed a variety of practices, attitudes and beliefs. Even though the world has different traditions with varying practices and beliefs, these traditions have a way of justifying existent political or social institutions through religious means so that those institutions are viewed as just and legitimate enough to be obeyed and preserved.
Religion endorses the belief in a fair world, opposition of equality, political …show more content…
An observation into the annals of history can reveal that there has always been an influence of some nature from religion and its belief which brought about conflicts of war and even brought peace in the world. In the modern society however, the element of secularism has propelled the notion of separation between church and state (Mandaville 113). This idea of secularism has recently been reviewed with scholars taking a different school of thought which points to the fact that religion does in fact shape not only politics but world civilization at large. Scholar Samuel Huntington for instance sees that several conflicts among civilizations are religious (Mandaville 114). There are few if any traditions around the world that that oppose their specific social or political institutions and arrangements. Most conflicts that are noted are those between competing religions that have a massive influence with millions or billions of