Zivilreligion und Öffentlichkeit
Even though in Germany, many observers of the church scene before 1989 were inclined to deny the existence or the significance of the idea of civil religion, in the United States, with its very different political experience, American researchers found good grounds for acknowledging the impact of a...
| Published in: | Kirchliche Zeitgeschichte |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | German |
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
1995
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Kirchliche Zeitgeschichte
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| Summary: | Even though in Germany, many observers of the church scene before 1989 were inclined to deny the existence or the significance of the idea of civil religion, in the United States, with its very different political experience, American researchers found good grounds for acknowledging the impact of a civil religion, even though this was regarded critically and without any idealisation. Although in Germany after the war, the churches were obliged to administer many aspects of acting as the religious arm of the state, in fact the State itself increasingly began to take over this role. This can be regarded as a liberating development for the curches, since they no longer have to construct a kind of sacred panoply for the state's policies. Instead they are now free to build up their public image as critics of the state's economic and social functioning. Since they have a real presence throughout all parts of the country, they are in a good position to carry out this task -that is, so long as they do not neglect these opportunities by a selfinduced process of marginalisation and privatisation. |
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| ISSN: | 2196-808X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Kirchliche Zeitgeschichte
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