Abstract

Development, in human history, has been driven by various factors. Some of these have sheer human ingenuity and pressure to survive through the demands of different kinds of environment and circumstance. In any case, there have been certain values that have constantly informed human activity and strides. Such values have included social ethics of the major world religions.In this article, we have focused on how the values of social ethics of the world’s major religions inform development in so far as they exert control on human conduct, and which, in turn, either propel or hinder the agenda of development. On this basis, we have ultimately argued that development of countries and societies are interlocked with social ethics of these religious values. As such, these values should always be given a voice in deliberations regarding policymaking and politics surrounding the subject of development of countries and societies. Keywords: Religion, Development, Policymaking, Social, Ethics, Values DOI: 10.7176/JPID/57-04 Publication date: December 31 st 2020

Highlights

  • Development has taken various trajectories in the course of history

  • Whereas these advancements have been driven by both human ingenuity and sheer pressure to survive through the exigencies of different kinds of environment and circumstance, certain values have constantly informed human activity and strides

  • We have focused on how the values of social ethics of the world’s major religions inform development in so far as they regulate human conduct

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Development has taken various trajectories in the course of history. Humanity has advanced through various ages that can be traced from the Stone Age, Iron Age, Enlightenment Age, Industrial Age, and to the Information and Digital Ages of our times that has been given impetus by COVID-19 pandemic. Among others, social, ethical, philosophical, political, scientific and religious and social ethics of the major world religions.

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