Civil religion in America
Civil religion in America
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美国的公民宗教
作者：
R. Bellah
有些人认为基督教是国家的信仰，另一些人认为教堂和犹太教堂只庆祝“美国生活方式”的广义宗教，很少有人意识到，实际上存在着与教堂相区别的精心制作和weU制度化的公民宗教。本文不仅认为有这样的事情，而且认为这个区域？或者更好的是，这个宗教的锡永？它有自己的严肃性和完整性，需要像其他任何地区一样认真理解。
WmxE some have argued that Christianity is the national faith, and others that church and synagogue celebrate only the generalized religion of "the American Way of life," few have reahzed that there actually exists alongside of and rather clearly differentiated from the churches an elaborate and weU-institutionalized civil religion in America. This article argues not only that there is such a thing, but also that this reUgion?or perhaps better, this religious dimen sion?has its own seriousness and integrity and requires the same care in understanding that any other reUgion does.1