Civil religion, also referred to as a civic religion, is the implicit religious values of a nation, as expressed through public rituals, symbols (such...

American civil religion is a sociological theory that a nonsectarian religious faith exists within the United States with sacred symbols drawn from national...

Chinese folk religion comprises a range of traditional religious practices of Han Chinese, including the Chinese diaspora. This includes the veneration...

political religion, but various scholars have described features of political religion even in democracies, for instance American civil religion as described...

the 1500s. The concept of religion was first used in the 1500s to distinguish the domain of the church and the domain of civil authorities; the Peace of...

between religion and the economic or social structure of society. Contemporary debates have centered on issues such as secularization, civil religion, and...

(mostly Melkite and Orthodox) and the religion of the Druze people. Religion plays a central role in national and civil life, and almost all Israeli citizens...

ritual religion (s 礼教, t 禮教 Lǐjiào, "rites' transmission", also called 名教 Míngjiào, the "names' transmission"), or the Confucian civil religion, defines...

While the word religion is difficult to define, one standard model of religion used in religious studies courses defines it as [a] system of symbols which...

Religion in politics covers various topics related to the effects of religion on politics. Religion has been claimed to be "the source of some of the...

state religion (also called official religion) is a religion or creed officially endorsed by a sovereign state. A state with an official religion (also...

pilgrimages and "sacred" days that became incorporated into the American civil religion. George Washington was always their hero and after his death he became...

Religion of Humanity (from French Religion de l'Humanité or église positiviste) is a secular religion created by Auguste Comte (1798–1857), the founder...

Freedom of religion or religious liberty, also known as freedom of religion or belief (FoRB), is a principle that supports the freedom of an individual...

Criticism of religion involves criticism of the validity, concept, or ideas of religion. Historical records of criticism of religion go back to at least...

considerations, uninvolved with religion. Secularism is most commonly thought of as the separation of religion from civil affairs and the state and may...

state religion in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. National religion may refer to: State religion National church Ethnic religion Civil religion This disambiguation...

communities and families. Non-religion is not recognized by the state. However, following intense pressure and lobbying by the Civil Center for National Initiative...

Helsingin Sanomat. Sanan- ja uskonnonvapaus ry (Freedom of Speech and Religion Association), associated with MP Päivi Räsänen of the Christian Democrats...

supplement rather than compete with civil religion. An individual could easily observe the rites of the state religion, be an initiate in one or more mysteries...

underpin American politics, law and morals has been part of the "American civil religion" since the 1940s. In recent years, the phrase has been associated with...

have traditionally been skeptical of or vehemently opposed to organized religion. Nevertheless, some anarchists have provided religious interpretations...

May Fourth Movement. Cai Yuanpei proposed that the formation of a new civil religion can be achieved by cultivating the Chinese to learn aesthetics, democracy...

Nationalism, War Aims, and Religion. Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press. ISBN 9780820310770. Bestor, Arthur (1964). "The American Civil War as a Constitutional...

Postchristianity is the situation in which Christianity is no longer the dominant civil religion of a society but has gradually assumed values, culture, and worldviews...

Religion in India is characterised by a diversity of religious beliefs and practices. Throughout India's history, religion has been an important part of...

whether based on a different denomination, religion or sect. Some immigrants came from England after the English Civil War and the rise of Protestant dissenting...

native Roman religion were marginalized or overlaid by interpretatio graeca, and the Roman imperial cult evolved into a civil religion which involved...

and the civil state is determined by the legal structures and prevalent legal views that define the proper relationship between organized religion and the...

The Abrahamic religions are a grouping of three of the major religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) together due to their historical coexistence...