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Analysis of the influence of Christianity on Current American Culture Wars
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Abstract
Although many who live in the United States may conclude the overturn of progressive policies as a representation of the cultural war, few can really specify the origin of the conflict. This paper focuses on the historical and sociological reasons behind the current American culture war. It can be concluded that the origin of the current culture war is heavily attributed to the influence of Christian, or specifically, Protestant ideology on the construction of American collective consciousness. Through analysis of research databases from the past, this research proposes that (a) the American state has never been separated from its church and (b) Protestantism is a result of old collective consciousness and a root for democracy, the new collective consciousness. Thus, (c) the cultural war in current American society is between two sets of collective consciousness–between Protestantism and universal democracy. In addition to research on the origin of the cultural war, this research also seeks to suggest the importance of understanding the context of a situation.
Keywords
Sociology, religion, politics, Christianity, democracy
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Wang,S. (2023). Analysis of the influence of Christianity on Current American Culture Wars. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,4,429-433.
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