ABSTRACT
That religion and values are fundamentally related and interdependent is an intuitively appealing idea. On one hand, religiosity can be conceived of as being one aspect of a whole system of values, mutually compatible with values that emphasize tradition and conformity and conflictual with an emphasis on selfindulgence and change. On the other, religion can be conceived of as a source of values, borne of personal reflection on beliefs about this world and the next, through adherence to the prescriptions and proscriptions of religious officials or through participation in a religious and moral community. Theorizing this linkage was at the forefront of the originative works of sociology and continues to be the subject of theoretical and empirical enquiry today.
