the issue of religion and morality
Many scholars have debated intensely on the issue of religion and morality. Many scholars have argued how faith impacts our behavior toward one another. While others have found that religion has brought in a division between people, primarily the secular and Christianity, I believe that some aspects of religion do influence our behavior towards the community.
Mathras, Daniele, et al. “The effects of religion on consumer behavior: A conceptual framework and research agenda.” Journal of Consumer Psychology 26.2 (2016): 298-311.
This article studied the effects of religion on human behaviors. It was seen that religion does influence people’s behavior through some dimensions such, beliefs, values we hold, rituals, among others. These factors are said to influence how on behaves in day to day life—holding some beliefs limits one from doing certain activities that are religiously wrong.
Levy, Gilat, and Ronny Razin. “Religious beliefs, religious participation, and cooperation.” American economic journal: microeconomics 4.3 (2012): 121-51.
This paper focuses on how religion introduces beliefs that relate to how we should connect and the reward we get after practicing good social behavior. This paper examines if how religion and the beliefs of christianinty correlates with the current shocks that are witnessed in the society.
Bloom, Paul. “Religion, morality, evolution.” Annual review of psychology 63 (2012): 179-199.
Many authors have jungled on the issue of molarity and how our religion plays a significant role. Faith is attributed to have enhanced philanthropic in our behaviors. After conducting intense research, is it essential to note that religion has a powerful effect in influencing the behavior of an individual? He or she is cautious of the activities he undertakes and ensures that he does not violate what he believes in.
Stavrova, Olga, and Pascal Siegers. “Religious prosociality and morality across cultures: How social enforcement of religion shapes the effects of personal religiosity on prosocial and moral attitudes and behaviors.” Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin 40.3 (2014): 315-333.
Many psychologists are still arguing on the issue of molarity and religion. From their study, it is seen that a religious person likely to engage in some charity work, not lying for their gain, and these people rarely involve themselves in fraudulent behaviors compared to those who are not religious. Hence it can be said that religion, to some degree, plays a role in the way we behave to one another and the way we view the surrounding.
Clegg, Stewart, and Steven P. Feldman. “Book Review: Questioning Morals and Moral Questions in Organizations: Review and Response.” Organization 12.1 (2005): 135-140.
In this article, Steven Feldmans review the question of morality and how religion plays a role in our organization. He talks about how prayer helps in developing a person that is responsible for a “higher tribunal.” Feldman’s discussions on how our moral responsibility brings about disjuncture among people and being conscious. According to him, religious beliefs contribute more to our society and organization as we are restricted to what we believe in.
Putnam, Robert D., and David E. Campbell. American grace: How religion divides and unites us. Simon and Schuster, 2012.
Other people feel that religion shapes their deep-seated beliefs in The word. Disagreement in religious beliefs has led to some bloodshed as each person tries to communicate what he or she considers to bring about conflicts. The continuous rise in secularism and atheism has intensified the division between religious believers and non-believers. The issue of religion and morality has gone deep, and many scholars have tried to come up with viewpoints, but none of them has held any root
Scharen, Christian, and Aana Marie Vigen, eds. Ethnography as Christian theology and ethics. A&C Black, 2011.
Christian ethics and theology bring in the belief of a supernatural being, and well brings us close to him. Christianity believes that faith plays a significant role in their day to day life, and it is reflected in the way we do live our life day by day. Incarnating, still gives Christianity hope that they will be rewarded after their good deeds. The ethics in Christianity teaches them to be kind to others and to live a life that can be emulated.