Auguste Comte was a 19th century French philosopher who is considered the founder of sociology. In his later works, he devoted himself to developing a "Religion of Humanity" that was intended to be a replacement for traditional religions. Some key aspects of this religion included having morality and devotion to humanity at its core rather than a belief in God, and establishing a new social order based on justice, harmony and equity. However, Comte's Religion of Humanity was widely criticized by scholars for being more of a moral code than an actual religion, and for bearing strong similarities to Catholicism without Christianity.

1. By
August comte

2. PRESENTED BY
IRFAN ULLAH

3. PRESENTED TO
Dr. Muhammad BABAR Akram

4. AUGUST COMTE
(1798-1857)
Comte was born at Montpellier, France 19th Jan.1798 a
decade after the French Revolution
He was a great French Thinker, a famous social
Philosopher and the first Sociologist.
It was he who laid the foundation of sociology and
known as the “ Father of Sociology”
The community of sociologists remains ever thankful
to Comte for his pioneering works to make Sociology
a Science.

5. INTRODUCTION
RELIGION OF HUMANITY
Comte’s “ theory of religion of humanity "though can
considered one of his contribution to the realm of social
thought,it is only an insignificant place in the study of
sociology or sociological thought.
Comte after successfully establishing the intellectual
supremacy of positivism in his earlier works, devoted his
later writing to moral and religious consideration rather
than to scientific and sociological inquiries.

6. RELIGION OF HUMANITY
Religion of Humanity as a product of Comte’s
Idealistic Imaginations.
Comte purported to establish a new religion a “Scientific
Religion” or a “ Religion of Humanity”.
Comte sincerely believed that he was to establish such a
religion on a firm scientific foundation.

7. RELIGION OF HUMANITY
 The “Theory of Religion of Humanity”
Represent a Radical Change in the
Development of Comte’s Rational Thinking.
Comte a great champion if science or positivism could
transform himself into an advocate of a new religion, a
religion of humanity.
Comte says that a scientist requires the thirst for
knowledge and not the divine grace
Some biographical accidents did play an important role
in this transformation in his thinking

8. SOME SALIENT FEATURES OF COMTEAN RELIGION
RELIGION OF HUMANITY
A Religion Without God .
Comte’s “ Religion of Humanity” is based on morality and
religion and upon a belief in a divine force.
The main slogan of the Comtean Religion thus reads “ We
should have religion but not God.

9. Cont.
New Religion Destined to a New Epoch.
Comte claimed himself to be the high priest of
this new religion committed to “ institute a reign
of harmony, justice and equity

10. Cont.
A Social Religion Based Upon
Morality.
Comte considered himself primarily founder of a
new religion that promised salvation for all the ailment
of mankind. Comte thus tried to create a purely “social
religion”.

11. Cont.
Comte Not in Favor of Traditional
Christianity.
Comte did not see in Christianity a social keynote.
Hence he attempted to create a purely social religion.

12. Cont.
Comtean Religion is virtually a Religion of
Human Unity.
Comte is the sociologist of human unity and he wanted
men to be united by common conviction and by a single
object of their love.

13. CRITICAL COMMENTS
1. Comte Religion of Humanity is widely criticized
Christian Scholars say that the religion of
humanity is nothing more than a mixture of
science and catholic religion
2. Some have commented that it is not at all a
religion but primarily a code of morality.

14. Cont.
3. J.S. Mill rightly remarked that comtean ideas of
religion , instead of protecting his mental health
made him lead an isolated life and develop strange
thoughts.
4. Thomas Huxley called Comte’s religion “Catholicism
minus Christianity.

15. CONCLUSION
Overall it is concluded that comate religion is based on
humanity. It means to say that the main them is to
combine and help each other on the basis of humanity.
Therefore it will not be said that it more based on
morality.