Civil Religion in Political Thought: Its Perennial Questions and Enduring Relevance in North America

Let's start by noting a substantial ambiguity in the meaning of the term civil religion. In his “Dissertation sur la politique des Romains dans la religion,” Montesquieu celebrated the Romans for their exemplary capacity to “put the gods in submission to politics,” and to “fashion religion for...

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Main Author: Beiner, Ronald (Author)
Format: Electronic Review
Language:English
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Published: Oxford University Press 2011
In: A journal of church and state
Year: 2011, Volume: 53, Issue: 3, Pages: 472-474
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