Religion and Global Ethics Flashcards
it equates with religion
Culture
holy war in Muslim
Jihad
Global Index for Religion and Atheism
31.11% Christianity
respect for persons grounded basic claims about human rights, the right of religious belief
UN Charter
provides for the free exercises and religion and religious worship and prohibits the establishment of state religion
1987 Philippine Constitution
on justice, love, courage, and friendship, he questions traditional religion, traditional political authority, and convention wisdom
Socrates
we are the citizens of the world
Cosmopolitanism
holds that certain ethical principles are UNIVERSALLY VALUABLE, such as respect for life and for liberty
Cosmopolitan Perspective
is the era when the development of western values to think that liberty and tolerance were key values
The Enlightenment
all men are created equal, he implies that inalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are the endowment of all the people, from all cultures
Thomas Jefferson
it is a NON-VIOLENT refusal to obey an unjust law, with the intent of ACCEPTING the penalty and arousing the conscience of the community, criticize existing traditions
Civil Disobedience
religious leader and political activist, he advocated ahimsa as a key to the struggle of India
Mohandas Gandhi
Ahimsa means
Non-violence
it includes elements that give importance to EXPLICIT and IMPLICIT requirement ideals for moral conduct
Religion
a conception of many religious moralities that certain things are good because this is what God wants
Divine Command Theory
to resolve the problem of DIVERSITY in religion is to look for the common ground of the world’s cultural and religious tradition
Religious Pluralism
it argues that there are multiple and conflicting gods in the world which cannot be reduced to one good
Value Pluralism
treat others as you would like to be treated
Golden Rule
moral ideas of generous, goodwill, love, and compassion
Great Rule
that suffering comes from attachment to the fleeting goods of this world and from wrongful actions
Dukha
it is an argument that attempts God as all-powerful and all-knowing despite the face of evil
Theodicies
the sin that passed by Adam, and the reason why God provided the free will to people
Original Sin
it develops out of religious conflict, as members of different religions/ on religious groups, agree to coexist despite their differences
Secular
a hallmark of secularism an idea of freedom and toleration of religious diversity
Toleration