Ethical Foundations of the “Lived Religion” Concept

Abstract

The article explores the ethical foundations of the “lived religion” theoretical concept, which arose as a response to ethical concerns within prior research frameworks like “folk religion” and “folk beliefs”. It highlights critiques of the evaluative nature of that previous research concepts. Lived Religion concept is presented as the study of religion in everyday life, offering a non-evaluative approach and emphasizing an emic perspective. Such approach is seen as providing a more ethically sound basis for understanding religious phenomena.