How Governments Have Used Religion to Maintain Power Through History ...
...Governments have strategically leveraged religion for millennia to legitimize authority, maintain social control, unify populations, and justify their rule over societies....
https://historyrise.com/how-governments-have-used-religion-to-maintain-power/
Religious democracy - Wikipedia
...Religious democracy[1] is a form of democracy where the values of a particular religion or state religion are preferred. The term applies to all democratic countries in which religion is incorporated into the form of government....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_democracy
Mapping Religion in Australian Federal Legislation: An Empirical ... - MDPI
...This article presents the first systematic, empirical mapping of explicit references to religion in Australian federal legislation. Drawing on a dataset of 288 statutes in force as of March 2024, the analysis employs a dictionary of 71 religious terms to identify the scope and nature of legislative engagement with religion. The analysis reveals a distinctive legislative mode of balancing ......
https://www.mdpi.com/2075-471X/14/6/90
Religious communities and politics - CAUL
...After examining theoretical questions about how religion should be understood in relation to politics, this chapter considers how religion has contributed to debates about nationhood, national identity and belonging....
https://oercollective.caul.edu.au/aust-politics-policy/chapter/religious-communities-and-politics/
THE ROLE OF RELIGION IN SHAPING POLITICAL BELIEFS AND PRACTICES
...Religion's influence extends to lawmaking and governance, where religious principles can shape the creation and implementation of laws. This interaction between religion and governance can vary significantly depending on the political and cultural context....
https://ijrar.org/papers/IJRAR19D6031.pdf
Countries With A Theocratic Government Today - WorldAtlas
...In a theocracy, rulers act as representatives of the gods on Earth. Any human laws that may exist are subordinate to the will of the gods and do not stem from the will of the people. The Vatican and Iran are contemporary examples of theocratic governments....
https://www.worldatlas.com/government/countries-with-a-theocratic-government-today.html
Theocracy | Definition, Examples, & Facts | Britannica
...Theocracy, government by divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided. In many theocracies, government leaders are members of the clergy, and the state?s legal system is based on religious law. The Enlightenment marked the end of theocracy in most Western countries....
https://www.britannica.com/topic/theocracy
Government Systems: Religious Governments - EBSCO
...This intertwining of faith and politics can take various forms, from theocracies, where religious leaders wield supreme authority, to hybrid systems that blend secular governance with religious principles....
https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/social-sciences-and-humanities/government-systems-religious-governments
Religion and governance in Australia - Macquarie University
...This paper examines key cases that contributed to the construction of Australian governance with respect to religion, and recent examples that illustrate Australia?s ad hoc approach to religion and governance....
https://researchers.mq.edu.au/en/publications/religion-and-governance-in-australia/
Why government support for religion doesn?t necessarily make people ...
...At a glance, it might seem like government support would strengthen religious institutions. In reality, it can backfire, whether or not the government promotes one particular faith above......
https://theconversation.com/why-government-support-for-religion-doesnt-necessarily-make-people-more-religious-258541