Remember, Celebrate, and Forget? The Martin Luther King Day and the Pitfalls of Civil Religion
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DOI: 10.1017/s0021875817001384
Abstract: 2016 marked the twentieth anniversary of the establishment of the Martin Luther King Day, which honors the civil rights leader and recognizes the contributions of African Americans. However, the holiday has also become a day… read more here.
Keywords: king day; luther king; civil religion; martin luther ... See more keywords
Which civil religion? Partisanship, Christian nationalism, and the dimensions of civil religion in the United States
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DOI: 10.1017/s1755048322000402
Abstract: Abstract Civil religion has been described as the “common elements of religious orientation that the great majority of Americans share”. In an age of partisan division, there have been calls for a revitalized civil religion,… read more here.
Keywords: partisanship; religion; christian nationalism; civil religion ... See more keywords
Beyond ‘civil religion’ – on Pascalian influence in Tocqueville
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DOI: 10.1080/01916599.2021.1975153
Abstract: In volume two of his work Democracy in America (1840), Alexis de Tocqueville argued that religion could guarantee individual liberties against the tyranny of the majority. However, in volume one of... read more here.
Keywords: religion pascalian; civil religion; religion; pascalian influence ... See more keywords