The Concept of Religion in the document of ITC The Search for Universal Ethics

The author critically reflects on the first part of the ITC document (2008) from the point of view of religious studies. He asserts that the document uses typically Euro-American terminology and that the concept of religion applied in this text is also problematic. The text will be difficult to understand for a reader living outside the Christian cultural area.

Keywords: Religious Studies; Ethics; Sapiencial Traditions; Non Christian Religions; Natural Law