Implicit Religion: A Contemporary Theory for the Relationships between Religion, State, and Society

This article demonstrates that the term ‘implicit religion' provides an effective way to explore some of the philosophies and ideologies common to church, state, and society and to explain the mutual influence of traditional religion, civil religion, and folk religion in the creation of a natio...

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Published in:Journal of contemporary religion
Main Author: Lord, Karen 1968- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Carfax Publ. [2008]
In: Journal of contemporary religion
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Summary:This article demonstrates that the term ‘implicit religion' provides an effective way to explore some of the philosophies and ideologies common to church, state, and society and to explain the mutual influence of traditional religion, civil religion, and folk religion in the creation of a national identity. Examples of church-state interactions from three continents are provided and variations in the definition of a national church are discussed. The effect of these variations on cross-cultural studies in religion, state, and society are assessed. The article concludes by examining the potential of the construct of implicit religion for bridging the different historical and cultural understandings of religion.
ISSN:1469-9419
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of contemporary religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/13537900701823011