Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of the study was to investigate the impact of religion on values and behaviour in Kenya.Methodology: The paper adopted a desk top research design. The design involves a literature review of existing studies relating to the research topic. Desk top research is usually considered as a low-cost technique compared to other research designs.Results: Based on the literature review, the study concluded that religion has positive impact on values and behavior. The study further concludes that a belief in fearful and punishing aspects of supernatural agents is associated with honest behavior, whereas a belief in the kind, loving aspects of gods is less relevant.Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: The study recommended that policy makers should review policies involving religion by changing commonly held beliefs regarding the Constitution and religion. The study also recommended that religious leaders and parents take special care of the religious formation of children, especially during the transition period from childhood to adolescence, when they are most likely to lose their religious faith.
Highlights
1.1 Background of the StudyReligious practice appears to have enormous potential for addressing today's social problems
Based on the literature review, the study concluded that religion has positive impact on values and behavior
Practice and policy: The study recommended that policy makers should review policies involving religion by changing commonly held beliefs regarding the Constitution and religion
Summary
1.1 Background of the StudyReligious practice appears to have enormous potential for addressing today's social problems. Religion is the belief in the existence of gods (the sacred) and its bond with men. The business of religion is to worship gods, God (the sacred) and to unite/bond people who believe in the same gods (the sacred). From such understanding, we lead to an understanding that religion is a binding relationship between men and gods, God (the sacred). Gods, God (the sacred) become the centre of a religious community and its unifying factor. In this sense, religion and life are not in separate ways. Aristotle considered god as amagnetic, drawing us by his attractive power to live the best kind of life possible for us (Hare et al 2006)
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