Religion and Human Experience

Running Head : HOW RELIGION SHAPES SOCIETY

How Religion Shapes Society

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Introduction

Religion and the society are termed as issues that cannot be separated very easily . Religion is said to be an element which shapes the society whereas the vice versa is also true that the society shapes the religion that individuals will often follow . Religion refers to the organized approach to human spirituality which is based on a strong belief in a super natural power or powers that control human destiny . Many other orientations also define religion

as the set of beliefs regarding the nature and purpose of the creation . Society on the other hand refers to the cooperation of social groups whose members have formed organized patterns of relationships through one another (Cline , 2008 . So many communities of the world have a strong attachment towards a particular religion e .g . the Hindus believe that Brahma Kumarism is the one true religion and other religions are path of ignorance . Brahma is based on a god called Shiva who is said to be able to destroy all other religions

Religion before the Second World War

Before World War II there were several states that had not obtained the truth about religion and they kept pushing away the idea that a religion can be able to influence the society and control the behaviours of people . The organization of religion in Germany for example was in form of a flag ship nation for atheism that represented the whole of Europe Since...