ABSTRACT
Multiculturalism and religious pluralism have raised problems for the pursuance of an ethical path in many societies. This chapter endeavours to answer certain research questions in order to provide a way forward:
Where are the boundaries between religion, ethics and the law of the land?
How can competing systems of secular ethics be reconciled?
How can competing systems of religious ethics be reconciled?
How can competing systems of religious ethics and secular ethics be reconciled?
These research questions are addressed, in the first place, by means of an analysis of human culture and its relationship to religion and ethics. Secondly, there is the delineation of an overarching system of cultural values, an umbrella, and its relevance to the four questions. In this way, answers are proposed to some of the more divisive ethical questions posed in today’s troubled world.
