Ethics and Religion: Encyclopedia of Philosophy of Religion, Volume Seven

In the seventh volume of his monumental encyclopedia, "Ethics and Religion," Dr. Abdul-Jabbar Al-Rifai addresses a highly sensitive and vital intellectual realm. The author deconstructs traditional theological propositions that rendered morality subordinate to religious texts, seeking instead to re-establish the theory of "ethical autonomy" and its universal priority. With his rigorous yet eloquent literary style, Al-Rifai demonstrates that moral conscience and the inclination toward virtue are inherently embedded in human nature prior to formal laws, and that the primary purpose of divine messages is to support and perfect this conscience, rather than suppress it. The book warns against the dangers of "amoral religiosity" that obsesses over outward rituals at the expense of moral essence, offering a reformative vision for a modern, ethically centered theology that positions human dignity, justice, and freedom of conscience as the true measures of authentic faith.

To understand the fundamental difference between formal ritual compliance and truly living by virtuous values, and to discover how an independent moral conscience can purify your faith from opportunism and dogmatism, turning it into a source of peace and compassion.

For students of moral philosophy and comparative theology, social reformers and educators striving to reclaim shared human values, and every reader seeking authentic answers regarding the relationship between human conscience and divine laws.