Veselica, Milan (2025) Civil religion between the secular state and the Orthodox Church: the case of Serbia. Politics, Religion & Ideology, 26 (2). pp. 230-254. ISSN 2156-7697
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Civil religion is one of the key concepts in the religion and politics field, linking secularism, nationalism, and political religion. However, civil religion has been modelled within American religious-political conditions, dealing primarily with Western philosophical ideas. Therefore, the role of Orthodox Christianity in the civil religion debate has remained largely unexplored. This paper, starting from the assumption that Orthodox Christianity has something to offer for civil religion debate, primarily regarding church and state relations, aims to explore this potential. This includes its unique understanding of the relationship between church and state, its role in shaping societal values, and its potential to bridge the gap between religious and secular spheres. The author will explain the nexus between Christian Orthodox ideas and secularism covered by the concept of civil religion, using Serbia as a case study. The research will be based on Lenе Hansen’s interpretive methods of discourse analysis, including the discursive analysis of artifacts (material factor). As the fundamental constituents of civil religion are founding narratives and their materialization, the paper will investigate the civil-religious component of the Monument to Stefan Nemanja erected in Belgrade in 2021, where he is represented as the founding-father of the Serbian (medieval) state.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| Depositing User: | Ana Vukićević |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Dec 2025 12:48 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Dec 2025 12:48 |
| URI: | http://repozitorijum.diplomacy.bg.ac.rs/id/eprint/1638 |
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