RELIGIONS AND LAW

Religion is too complex a human phenomenon to' be defined as religious experience .or faith. It'embraces' the whole human existence, interior and exterior, individual and social. Besides the individual 'factors of personal experience, faith, commitment to' intellectual searc...

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Auteur principal: Chethimattam, John B. (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Dharmaram College 1979
Dans: Journal of Dharma
Année: 1979, Volume: 4, Numéro: 4, Pages: 373-387
Sujets non-standardisés:B Law
B People of God
B Shariah
B Hebrew
B Roman Law
B Hinduism
B Deification of Wisdom
B Religions
B Buddhism
B
B Divine Precepts
B 传统
B 伊斯兰教
B Greek
B Christian Law
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Résumé:Religion is too complex a human phenomenon to' be defined as religious experience .or faith. It'embraces' the whole human existence, interior and exterior, individual and social. Besides the individual 'factors of personal experience, faith, commitment to' intellectual search into matters of faith, and openness to personal growth in 'knowledge and understanding of faith', religions also include social variables like credal assent and personal commitment to the communitarian faith, participation in congregational activities, personal ties within the congregation, and especially the ordering of one's individual and' social life according to the principles of the particular religion.' This implies, on the part of the religion concerned, a right and responsibility to provide explicit and specific regulations to organize effectively these+different social variables into a closely-knit and intimately co-operating community of believers. This means the lawmaking function. of religion. But the nature and function of the-laws' in different religious traditions depended ·to a great extent on the way in which the different variables were perceived by each tradition. Besides, since historically religions
ISSN:0253-7222
Contient:Enthalten in: Journal of Dharma