Religious Organizations and Government: An Ecclesial Lutheran “Take”
Sharp debates exist today about the appropriate relationship between religious organizations and government, with views ranging from Christian nationalism to strict secularists. This essay explores a mediating position expressed in the conceptual phrase that religious bodies should “work with civil...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
2023
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Dialog
Year: 2023, Volume: 62, Issue: 1, Pages: 41-50 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CG Christianity and Politics KBQ North America KDD Protestant Church SA Church law; state-church law |
| Further subjects: | B
US society
B Government B Lutheran B Church and state B Political Theology B History B Religious Organizations |
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| Summary: | Sharp debates exist today about the appropriate relationship between religious organizations and government, with views ranging from Christian nationalism to strict secularists. This essay explores a mediating position expressed in the conceptual phrase that religious bodies should “work with civil authorities in areas of mutual endeavor, maintaining institutional separation and functional interaction.” The essay uses historical and ecclesial sources to describe the struggles and underpinnings that lead to this position and then unpacks its meaning and import. While originating from within the conceptual and ecclesial American Lutheran tradition, the essay points to this approach as a public proposal for sound relationship between religious communities and political authority in the United States. |
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| ISSN: | 1540-6385 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Dialog
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/dial.12797 |