ABSTRACT
Is there a relationship between God and the moral life? Answers to this question have been advanced and debated for thousands of years, as shown by the oldest scriptures of the world’s religions and by the writings of ancient philosophers and early theologians. What is new is that many contemporary people dismiss the relevance of this question because of the seeming decline of God-centered religions in the Americas and Europe. Dismissal of the relevance of the question regarding the link between God and the moral life is often traced to the Enlightenment, especially the writings of Immanuel Kant. This introduction argues for such a relevance. One’s understanding of the relationship between God and the moral life depends on how one conceives of God. The responses of the contributors to this central question are briefly described and the methodological approaches they take explored.
