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Civil religion is the folk religion of a nation, often involving ritual expressions of patriotism. It is frequently given merit by leaders within a society, for example with the invocation of God in political speeches or religious references relating to patriotic holidays. In 1763, Jean-Jacques Rousseau coined the term "civil religion" in his ...
Civil Religion. R.K. Fenn, in International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences, 2001 The notion of a ‘ civil religion ’ refers to the religious symbolism and myth that legitimates civil and political systems and informs a large and cross-disciplinary literature in the social sciences.
Aug 6, 2018 · Bellah argues that ‘Americanism’ is the civil religion of America. The civil religion of Americanism stresses a commitment to the ‘American way’: a belief in the ‘free market’ and a drive to make the most of available opportunities. It also emphasizes a commitment to God, but that God is an American first, rather than a Catholic ...
Oct 1, 2005 · Civil religion in America Robert N. Bellah. Robert N. Bellah Robert N. Bellah, Elliott Professor of Sociology Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley, has ...
Jul 21, 2023 · Fifty-six years after it was (re)introduced by the late American sociologist Robert N. Bellah in a seminal Daedalus article, the concept of civil religion is still going strong.
8. Civil Religion in America. was undoubtedly the product of a particular historical moment and of a cultural background dominated by Protestantism of several varieties and by the Enlightenment, but it has survived despite sub sequent changes in the cultural and reUgious climate. Civil War and Civil Religion.
Civil religion remains a contested, convenient, perhaps even confusing term among scholars of religion in the United States. This issue of Religions explores the breadth and depth of civil religion in America, a concept made famous by the late sociologist Robert Bellah, and an idea that has inspired scholars to go well beyond Bellah’s initial interest.
