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Religion and Morality: A Review of the Perspectives in Context

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  • Zipporah N. Sitoki

    (Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kenya)

  • Dr. John Ekwenye

    (Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kenya)

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Religion and morality are not synonymous though, but some scholarly positions argue that sometimes religion affects morality. The problem is that even though the society may seem to be practicing more of religious related pursuits, the level of morality continues to deteriorate, a fact that strengthens the argument of secularism and the opinion that religion and morality have no relationship. This paper therefore reviews relevant literature in relation to the topic in context, morality and religion, in accordance to the various perspectives in place. The paper is guided by the Divine Command Theory developed by a number of philosophers. The literature reveals a number of issues in reflection to religion and morality and the perspectives in place. In a nutshell, morality in the society should prevail regardless of the ideology an individual subscribes to given that the religious and non-religious people hold their views firm.

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  • Zipporah N. Sitoki & Dr. John Ekwenye, 2021. "Religion and Morality: A Review of the Perspectives in Context," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 5(12), pages 266-270, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bcp:journl:v:5:y:2021:i:12:p:266-270
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