'Political religion' as an analytical model was not first introduced by Voegelin and Aron but initially reestablished as a critical term in the discussion of nationalism and imperialism (Dicey, Lehmann, Ular, Schütz). With the rise of totalitarian dictatorships, this religious interpretation was transferred to aspects of Bolshevism (Russell, Gerlich, Berdjajew, Tillich, Gurian, Schütz) and National Socialism (Dehn, Barth, Sasse, Jacob). Protestant theologians played a decisive part in this procedure. They probably used for the first time explicitly the term 'political religion' in connection with the "Third Reich" (Jacob, Schütz). The perception of religious sentiments and structures in politics, the presence of a differentiated term of religion and the possibility to change.

Enthalten in:
Zeitschrift für Theologie und Kirche; 2012/3 (2012)

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Serie / Reihe: Zeitschrift für Theologie und Kirche

Personen: Neddens, Christian Johannes

Schlagwörter: Politik Nationalismus Religion 20. Jahrhundert Ideologie 19. Jahrhundert Totalitarismus