M.K. Gandhi’s Philosophy of Religion: A Critical Analysis

Religion is an important phenomenon in our life. Like many issues, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi talks about religion. He is not only a famous politician, but also a great philosopher. In his all kinds of writings, we find religious fervour. He not only believes in religion, but accepts religious diversity. In his view, religion is nothing but the manifestation of man’s permanent nature that is Divinity; religion has capacity of purifying and elevating man’s nature; it can generate spiritual thirst in man; it intends to know the beyond and finally it contains love and truth. He firmly believes that no man can live without religion. We find religious tolerance and acceptance are two important features of his Philosophy of Religion. He does not believe in conversion also. In his philosophy of religion, man is in the centre and that’s why his view about religion is known as spiritual humanism. This paper aims to analyse M.K. Gandhi’s Philosophy of Religion critically.