ETHICAL STANDARDS OF RELIGION IN THE LIGHT OF GLOBAL CRISIS (Consumerism, Ecology, Conflicts)
ETHICAL STANDARDS OF RELIGION IN THE LIGHT OF GLOBAL CRISIS (Consumerism, Ecology, Conflicts)

Summary/Abstract: The paper argues the ethical code/standards of religion as the core of its anthropological essence. The main aspects of contemporary global crisis, among them consumerism, ecological problems, and conflicts/wars are described in the light of the main religious values: humility, poverty, love of one’s neighbor and compassion. A conclusion is drawn that the majority of the societies and peoples of Late Modernity, and especially its political and economic elites, do not accept the ethical messages and the values of religion as respectable forms of regulation of spiritual and practical attitudes. The results of sociological surveys are applied to support the thesis.

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