The relationship between religion and culture as a problem of philosophy of religion

Philosophy and Religious Sciences Programme While religion affects and changes the culture that it had been born, live and availably presented in the same time it also affected from this culture and cultural structure during the process. Because religion itself is under the influence of the same cultural environment and social structure while presenting a new insight and way of life to the culture that its born and grow. The aspect that is especially dwelled on is the conclusion that says the religion that is accepted as the most important element of culture cannot be acknowledged as independent from culture and culture cannot be acknowledged as independent from religion. If culture and religion are evaluated as two sides of a medallion, it is impossible to think of a religion without a culture or a religion that is independent from cultural structure to exist, to create its law and its also impossible to think of any culture that is not nourished from religion and does not contain religious features. Therefore, we can easily say that keeping culture separated or isolated from the environment in which religion is formed or living and ignoring the religion in the culture is meaningless as assuming that religion descends into a void or an empty environment. Keywords: Philosphy of Religion, Religion, Culture, Tradition, Civilization, Sharia.