著者

秋山 智久

出版者

昭和女子大学

雑誌

學苑 (ISSN:13480103)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.832, pp.66-77, 2010-02-01

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What relationship is there between social welfare and the religion? How has religious social welfare been understood? Where is religious social welfare placed in the context of modern Japanese social welfare handled by administrative systems, governed by the law, and supported by fiscal resources from the state? With these questions in mind, the author explores how social welfare has been practiced in the world under the three major religions. The author argues that social welfare originates from various religious traditions and that religion has been essential in motivating practitioners of social welfare. The author also points out that in Japan, the value of religion for social welfare is apt to be underestimated.