Religion and governance: new typology, a philosophical inquiry

In post-modern times there has been much empirical evidence to indicate that religions and faiths play a pro-active role in the civil society; more importantly in the development of societies, which is a major factor in the development of a country, as well as its governance . Religion as a form of...

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Main Author:	Malik, Maszlee
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia 2014
Subjects:	BP170.2 Benevolent work. Social work. Welfare work, etc BP173.63 Islam and civil society BP173.7 Islam and politics BP173.75 Islam and economics JC Political theory
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/40491/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/40491/1/Kuliyah_Research_Bulletin.pdf

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spelling	iium-404912018-06-20T04:56:02Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/40491/ Religion and governance: new typology, a philosophical inquiry Malik, Maszlee BP170.2 Benevolent work. Social work. Welfare work, etc BP173.63 Islam and civil society BP173.7 Islam and politics BP173.75 Islam and economics JC Political theory In post-modern times there has been much empirical evidence to indicate that religions and faiths play a pro-active role in the civil society; more importantly in the development of societies, which is a major factor in the development of a country, as well as its governance . Religion as a form of ethical doctrine could potentially provide the ‘internal good’ for development through its doctrines on social cohesion, mutual co-operation and virtue-based community. In practice, the process of governance is not an axiological neutral human activity, but like other activities, it is impregnated with values and ethics . Consequently, apart from mainstream liberal economic ethics (i.e. efficiency, competitiveness, economic growth, human rights, etc.) there are other traditional, culturally-constructed and religious ethics that are worth incorporating into the discourse in order to respond to the realities of each society for it to reach an acceptable and efficient solution for itself. It is through this premise that the Aristotelian concept of praxis is worth employing to explain how ethics and tradition can encourage a society to cooperate to attain telos (internal goods). Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia 2014-02 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/40491/1/Kuliyah_Research_Bulletin.pdf Malik, Maszlee (2014) Religion and governance: new typology, a philosophical inquiry. Kulliyyah Research Bulletin, 5 (1). pp. 9-11. ISSN 0128-8121
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description	In post-modern times there has been much empirical evidence to indicate that religions and faiths play a pro-active role in the civil society; more importantly in the development of societies, which is a major factor in the development of a country, as well as its governance . Religion as a form of ethical doctrine could potentially provide the ‘internal good’ for development through its doctrines on social cohesion, mutual co-operation and virtue-based community. In practice, the process of governance is not an axiological neutral human activity, but like other activities, it is impregnated with values and ethics . Consequently, apart from mainstream liberal economic ethics (i.e. efficiency, competitiveness, economic growth, human rights, etc.) there are other traditional, culturally-constructed and religious ethics that are worth incorporating into the discourse in order to respond to the realities of each society for it to reach an acceptable and efficient solution for itself. It is through this premise that the Aristotelian concept of praxis is worth employing to explain how ethics and tradition can encourage a society to cooperate to attain telos (internal goods).
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title	Religion and governance: new typology, a philosophical inquiry
title_short	Religion and governance: new typology, a philosophical inquiry
title_full	Religion and governance: new typology, a philosophical inquiry
title_fullStr	Religion and governance: new typology, a philosophical inquiry
title_full_unstemmed	Religion and governance: new typology, a philosophical inquiry
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publisher	Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia
publishDate	2014
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