faith and politics
Religion meets statecraft
Faith and politics describes the intersection of religious belief and governmental affairs.
The phrase typically frames debates about how much religion should influence public policy, voting behavior, or candidates' positions: Faith and politics don't mix, according to secularists.
It can refer to the role of religious communities in elections, legislation on moral issues, or the personal convictions politicians bring to office.
- theocracyRule by religious authority
- divine mandateGodly approval to rule
- fundamentalismStrict adherence to core tenets
- religious rightFaith-based political movement
- culture warsConflict over societal norms
liberation theology · social gospel · blasphemy laws · render unto Caesar · canon law · religious pluralism · religious nationalism · ecumenism · voting booth · moral philosophy · grassroots movements · community organizing · sacred texts · prayer in schools
- Catholic social teachingCST, encyclicals, human dignity, subsidiarity, common good
- church trendschurch growth, church attendance, church membership, megachurches, megachurch
- Liberation Theologyliberation theology, praxis
faith and politicsseparation of church and state
Constitutional religious neutrality principle
secularism · secular state · secular humanism · civil government · anti-clericalism
faith and politicschurch-state separation
Government religious neutrality doctrine
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