212: Tocqueville - Religion Considered as a Political Institution

In this episode, we read and discuss Alexis de Tocqueville’s apology for religion’s relevance to politics in Democracy in America. What happens when the two kingdoms are divided or collapsed into each other?

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Democracy in America, p.330 (PDF) http://seas3.elte.hu/coursematerial/LojkoMiklos/Alexis-de-Tocqueville-Democracy-in-America.pdf

Tocqueville’s Faith https://lawandreligionforum.org/2013/08/01/tocquevilles-faith-2/

Biography https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexis_de_Tocqueville

Tocqueville on Christianity and American Democracy https://www.heritage.org/civil-society/report/tocqueville-christianity-and-american-democracy

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