HAIL MARY,

FULL OF GRACE,
THE LORD IS WITH
YOU.
BLESSED ARE YOU
AMONG WOMEN,
AND
BLESSED IS THE
FRUIT OF YOUR
WOMB, JESUS.
 HOLY MARY,
MOTHER OF GOD,
PRAY FOR US,
SINNERS NOW AND
AT THE HOUR OF
OUR DEATH.
AMEN
 LESSON 2

THE ROLE OF
RELIGION IN
ETHICS
Because of 
systematic religion, humanity could
possibly live their life to the fullest. 
RELIGION
A personalized or
institutionalized
system of religious
beliefs, attitudes,
and practices.
 ETHICS AND RELIGION

YES ?
is it possible to have ethics
without religion?
ETHICS AND RELIGION
It is equally
possible that
religion be a
basis of Ethics.
Sources of
morality are
traced from
Divine
Revelation.
TO SITUATE THEIR RELATION, BOTH
HAVE TO BE DIFFERENTIATED:

ETHICS as a
RELIGION
Philosophy Came from a Latin
Engages in a rational word, “Religare,”
investigation of meaning, “to bind.”
goodness regardless Is grounded on
of religious traditions; one’s moral
convictions. behavior is practiced in
the light of religious
traditions.
 ETHICS AND RELIGION
Ethics teaches the
value of religion.
Religion contributes to
the teaching of Ethics and
continues to enrich with
its moral insights.

still coincide in their efforts to improve both

man and human societies
 BECAUSE OF
GLOBALIZATION…
Human progress is the promise of
globalization.
IRONICALLY, advancements have
not secured people’s lives’
improvements.
Capitalism
Consumerism
Other forms of materialisms
Little emphasis on knowledge,
virtues, holiness, and spirituality
ROLE OF RELIGION IN A
GLOBALIZED WORLD
Religion has preset of
laws governing the lives
of its believers worldwide.
The laws address on
pressing issues affecting
social life.
 ROLE OF RELIGION IN A
GLOBALIZED WORLD
RELIGION
CAN:
Bind people
despite various
orientations
ROLE OF RELIGION IN A
GLOBALIZED WORLD
RELIGION CAN:
Correct the disorientations and
disvalues
ROLE OF RELIGION IN A
GLOBALIZED WORLD
RELIGION
CAN:
Reach out
across cultures
and different
nations
WHICH WAY NOW?
THANK YOU