Ethics of Religious Propagation in a Pluralistic Society

Document Type : Original Article

Author

Associate professor, Imam Khomeini Research and Educational Institute

10.22081/jip.2024.69904.1123

Abstract

Religious propagation, as an activity undertaken by religious preachers, falls under ethical norms and thus aligns with moral principles and standards. In a pluralistic society, such activity inevitably gains unique attributes and characteristics. This paper, utilizing ethical knowledge sources in a descriptive-analytical approach, seeks to outline the moral framework for religious propagation in such a society and provides a brief overview. It initially delineates the four foundational elements of this system: ontological, epistemological, theological, and anthropological foundations. It further explains the theory of multi-level values in this system, analyzing the most fundamental ethical principle (the principle of love and goodwill) and presenting the rules derived from this core value

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