The aim of this course is to enable students to understand the concepts of religion and morality from a philosophical perspective, encouraging them to examine the historical development of the relationship between religion and morality, approaches across different periods, and theoretical debates regarding this relationship. The course aims to develop students' skills in analyzing the religious foundations of morality and non-religious moral theories, reflecting critically on the relationship between God and morality, and comparing different perspectives.

This course examines the concepts of religion and morality from a philosophical and historical perspective. At the beginning of the course, the definitions and fundamental relationships between religion and morality are discussed. The historical development of the relationship between religion and morality is then examined with examples from the ancient, medieval, and modern periods. Divine command theory and the religious foundations of morality are discussed in the context of the question "Why should I be moral?" Non-religious moral theories, particularly the approaches of Aristotle and Kant, the relationship between God and morality, and discussions of atheistic morality are examined. In the following weeks, the conflicts, divergences, and compromises between religion and morality are analyzed.