The phenomenon of civil religion in comparative coverage

Modern globalization processes, which take Ukraine into its own circle, the peculiarity of socio-cultural shifts in our country, are an impetus both to the emergence of new problems in the socio-spiritual and socio-political life of society, and to their scientific, philosophical understanding. One...

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Main Author: Timofiy Zinkevich
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: Ukrainian Association of Researchers of Religion (UARR) 2009-09-01
Series:Українське Pелігієзнавство
Online Access:https://uars.info/index.php/uars/article/view/2074
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Summary:Modern globalization processes, which take Ukraine into its own circle, the peculiarity of socio-cultural shifts in our country, are an impetus both to the emergence of new problems in the socio-spiritual and socio-political life of society, and to their scientific, philosophical understanding. One of the issues that are increasingly beginning to bother the public and circles of scholars is the civil religion. This phenomenon is extremely complex, and perhaps that is why it is highly ambiguous among scientists and the general public. Some view civic religion as a rejection of the values ​​of the "traditional religion", while others view it as an attempt to "Americanize" our society. Instead, one sees in it one of the conditions of uniting a nation and maintaining civil peace. Meanwhile, the idea of ​​civic religion we find in the Constitution of Ukraine.
ISSN:2306-3548
2617-9792