IGS 10a Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Dreyfus Affair, Peter Akinola
26 Aug 2016
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Peace of westphalia: really established principle that secular state is in charge (secular power seaparated form authority over churches) churche"s authority over politics went into decline. Kinds of secularization seculiarization of institutions church no longer had formal role in politics. People did not believe in religion less, just separate religion from institutions secularization of consciousness people take religion less seriously. Berger: first has happened in both europe and us; second only in europe. In us, being pluralistic means it"s up to you to make the church work! so people are very involved. In europe it"s similar but state pushed out religion. United states: state stays out of religion but does not aggressibely secularize. France: state enforces la acit secular institutions and society. French-style enlightenment throught the 19th century, religion was a very drought affair in france. 1894: jewish miltary planner alfred dreyfus accused of giving germany french war plans.
