RELS 348 Lecture 1: RELG - 349
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Rousseau & civil religion rousseau was an influential writer wrote about french developmental ideas and movement towards. He wrote a book on social contract; principles of. Political right about how people relate and how governments are constructed agreements amongst people. He talks about civil religion and normally this section is overlooked (civil religion, chapter 8) Everyone ought to believe in a set principles. He does not talk about specific religion but says all society should have a certain set of ideas that everyone agrees to have a functioning society. There should be a commitment to society and if you cannot accept the ideas than you sit outside the norm of society. He talks about how state should not force people to think and follow the same way but the beliefs should be any reasonable person would come to terms with and accept. That is what rousseau states when he talks about society agreeing and living in a functioning society.