Civil religion
As per Jean-Jacques Rousseau, civil religion is the foundation that keeps modern society together. It provides the state with sacred authority. In his book The Social Contract Rousseau states the dogma of civil religion:
Civil Religion Media
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The Washington National Cathedral in Washington, DC, is often used for state funerals for political leaders.
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The Arc de Triomphe in Paris commemorates those who died in France's wars.
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The emperor Marcus Aurelius, his head ritually covered, conducts a public sacrifice at the Temple of Jupiter
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Statue of Lenin at Dubna, Russia, built in 1937; it is 25 metres tall
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The Christian flag displayed alongside the flag of the United States next to the pulpit in a church in California. Note the eagle and cross finials on the flag poles.
References
- ↑ Bellah, Robert Neelly (Winter 1967). "Civil Religion in America". Journal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. 96 (1): 1–21. Archived from the original on 2005-03-06.
- ↑ Meyer-Dinkgrafe, Daniel (2004). European Culture in a Changing World: Between Nationalism and Globalism. Cambridge Scholars Press. ISBN 1-904303-33-1. p. 30
- ↑ Juergensmeyer, Mark (2003). Terror in the Mind of God: The Global Rise of Religious Violence. University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-24011-1. p. 245
- ↑ Shanks, Andrew (2000). God and Modernity: A New and Better Way to Do Theology. Routledge (UK). ISBN 0-415-22188-9. p. 29
