The Political/Civil Role of Religion: What Narrative is Appropiate for the EU?
This article introduces an empirical comprehension of secularization - disavowing Max Weber's grasp - which is based on the premise that a structural similarity of symbols leads to their transmogrification. The structure of society remains the same in a secular society as well, in that consciou...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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[2018]
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Review of ecumenical studies, Sibiu
Année: 2018, Volume: 10, Numéro: 2, Pages: 266-281 |
| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociologie des religions KBA Europe de l'Ouest ZC Politique en général |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
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B Sacralization B European Union B Secularization B Légitimation B Faith B Politics B religion (political-civil) B Liberalism |
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| Résumé: | This article introduces an empirical comprehension of secularization - disavowing Max Weber's grasp - which is based on the premise that a structural similarity of symbols leads to their transmogrification. The structure of society remains the same in a secular society as well, in that consciousness is still affected by the same experiences. Following a brief remark on liberalism as privatizer of all highest goods, one of the consequences of secularization is exemplified. The European Union is such a liberal foundation whose self-understanding has found itself at a loss of political approval. Based on a political economy, namely on the benefit of some is the detriment of the other, the EU has overlooked that a society always shares a civil religion to which it is not possible to give up: Renouncing the sacred always denotes a profound political crisis. And a political crisis will always generate a new civil religion, of fundamental reactionary nature, and, therefore, incurring the inevitable form of an ideology. |
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| ISSN: | 2359-8107 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Review of ecumenical studies, Sibiu
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2478/ress-2018-0020 |