How Religion Shapes Global Worldviews: A Guide

Religion is a part of a culture and it is different for every culture and society. A worldview is a culture's orientation towards God, humanity, nature, the universe, life, death, and how people should live in the world.

According to Walsh and Middleton, a worldview "provides a model of the world that guides its adherents in the world."Religion can be defined as an organized system of beliefs including traditions, writings, and rituals and it seeks to provide knowledge of human relationships in the order of being and is a system of meaning.

Religion as a worldview has been found in every culture for thousands of years. As Haviland and his colleagues specify, "the worldview is intricately intertwined with religious beliefs and practices." In other words, all societies have spiritual beliefs and practices generally referred to as religion.

The human need to confront important issues is so universal that there is no known group of people anywhere on the planet that has not experienced some form of spirituality or religion. Religion is a deep structured element of culture and the long history of religion is directly tied to culture. Coogan made the same point."A belief in the existence of a reality greater than humans has served as a definer and creator of cultures."

Religion, perception, and behavior are implicitly linked and religion is the deeper structure of a culture. All religious traditions ask their members to "live their religion," since religion, at its core, provides its members with guidelines on how to treat other people and how to achieve a peaceful existence. Every person who has a different religion will interpret the same event differently.

Religion is an inner part of every culture. We withdraw values and these values are a part of the culture. For example, Islamic values include respect for women, equality, and brotherhood, and life has a specific goal, according to religion Islam, which is to obey Allah's and His Prophet Muhammad's commandments.

Another school of thought holds that after death, there will be a final judgment and Muslims will be sent to either Jannah or 'Jahannam.' This is the worldview of Muslims and it is unique to Muslims. The followers of Hinduism believe that the soul transmigrates to another person after death, whereas Islam has no concept of transmigration. So, religion provides a worldview and each culture has a different worldview.

Religious teachings can be seen in the behavior of people. By analyzing religion, we can judge and recognize a person belonging to another ethnicity. We can also recognize cultural values by analyzing or discussing religion, as it contributes to creating a cultural worldview.

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