Reflection on Religion’s Role in Society: Assessing Religious Function

Abstract

As an important segment of today's society, religion exerts a great influence on people. Religious belief has historically been an important part of social life, and its influence on people has continued to the present day. However, even though people have the freedom to choose their religion or not to practice it in nowadays, people have always disagreed about the impact religion has had on society. Despite discussions based on the historical significance of religion, human rights, and modern science, however, few have conducted a comprehensive analysis of the impact of religion on human relationships. Therefore, this paper will focus on analyzing the impact of religion in terms of people's social relationships. This article summarizes more than twenty papers and demonstrates the positive role religion plays in social relationships from the perspective of its impact on people's mental health, physical health, and interpersonal relationships. This article can help people understand more generally the impact of religion on today's society and promote research on ways to promote religious beliefs appropriately and with approximately maximum benefit for society.