Module 5: Religious and spiritual approaches to human happiness
  Lecture 13: Religion and Society
 

QUESTIONS AND EXERCISE

  • What is the nature of relationship between religion and society?

  • Can communism which decries God also be called a kind of religion?

  • Why are people religious?

  • Why do secularists reject religion?

  • What kind of society is more conducive to polytheism?

  • Can India ever become a non-religious society?

  • Do religious beliefs have any impact on institutions of society such as family. economy and polity?

  • Is it possible to combine religion and humanism?

  • What did Tolstoy have to say on religious issues?

  • Can religion be a source of revolt or reforms? Justify your answer with examples.