The long view of civil religion in history

Intellectual History Review 2026 Open access

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Authors: Delphine Doucet, Katherine A. East
DOI: 10.1080/17496977.2026.2613174
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Abstract

This article acts as an Introduction to the civil religion special issue, setting out the existing historiographical trends relating the tradition of civil religion from Antiquity to Early Modernity and positioning the articles in the special issue within that scholarly landscape.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Religion and Society Interactions Reformation and Early Modern Christianity Study and Philosophy of Religion

Publication details

Journal / source
Intellectual History Review
Volume
36
Issue
1
Pages
1–11
Publication date
2 January 2026
Language
EN