The term "civil religion" is best defined as:
a. a personal belief system in which individuals choose whom to worship and also set the rules themselves without relying on the rules of organized religions.
b. a religious system that employs a democratic system for establishing leadership.
c. the system of religion that is dictated by the state.
d. the popular, dominant religion of a nation or culture that typically involves some religious conviction about that nation or culture.
d. the popular, dominant religion of a nation or culture that typically involves some religious conviction about that nation or culture.
Analysis:
a, b & c. Incorrect. Current debates in the sociology of religion have centered on issues such as the pace of secularization etc.
d. Correct. Civil religion refers to the popular, dominant religion of a nation or culture that typically involves some religious conviction about that nation or culture.
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