A Religious People: Political Philosophy, Civil Religion and the American Polity
Even as vehement a critic of religion as Karl Marx had to concede that the exorcism of theological belief from the basis of political life, its reduction to mere private belief. had not led. in the instance of the American republic. to a withering away of the opiate of the masses. This, for Marx. be...
| Published in: | Journal of Dharma |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Dharmaram College
1982
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Journal of Dharma
Year: 1982, Volume: 7, Issue: 1, Pages: 26-46 |
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Religious People
B Civil Religion B Political Philosophy B American Polity |
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| Summary: | Even as vehement a critic of religion as Karl Marx had to concede that the exorcism of theological belief from the basis of political life, its reduction to mere private belief. had not led. in the instance of the American republic. to a withering away of the opiate of the masses. This, for Marx. bespoke a defect in republican government itself.' We will not be crueL enough to suggest that. were he present now. his anti- theological ire might lead him to an equally vehement criticism of regimes that produce the like of Solzhenitsen. |
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| ISSN: | 0253-7222 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Dharma
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