Introduction

In distress people look towards God. For thousands of years religion has been seen as a great contributor to happiness and peace. Therefore, we wish to introduce you to ideas from different religions. The focus is more on those ideas which are believed to affect society. We will first introduce the basic ideas of Hinduism and how the nature of Hinduism has changed with time. Then we will discuss Islam, Christianity, Jainism, Buddhism and Sikhism. At the end of these lectures on religion we will critically examine the overall contribution of religion to peace and perfectibility.